1957.0027.001 Quilt

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Place of Origin:

    France or United States, Europe or North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1785-1800

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Quilted, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0027.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0027.001

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

France or United States, Europe or North America

Origin Notes

This quilt was probably made in North American or France.

Secondary Place of Origin

Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was printed in France in c. 1790.

Date

1785-1800

Subjects

Flowers; Indienne

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Construction Description

hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

86.5 (L) , 96.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

219.71 (L) , 245.11 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
Information on mordant style and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60