Textiles (Furnishing)
Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe
India, Asia
1790-1800
Cotton
Quilted, Woven (plain), Painted, Block printed, Mordant style
1955.0637.005
Object Number1955.0637.005 |
Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe
This quilt is made using printed cotton made by in France in c. 1795.
India, Asia
The other side of the quilt is made from a palampore hand painted in India.
1790-1800
1. Label; on tag; "SEASON 3"
Tree of life
Cotton
Quilted, Woven (plain), Painted, Block printed, Mordant style
hand-stitched
103.5 (L) , 103 (W)
262.89 (L) , 261.62 (W)
Vertical Design Repeat (backing fabric, T297): 15 inches. Selvedge width: 34 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 5
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104