Textiles (Furnishing)
France or United States, Europe or North America
Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe
1785-1800
Cotton
Quilted, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
1957.0027.001
Object Number1957.0027.001 |
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Museum purchase
France or United States, Europe or North America
This quilt was probably made in North American or France.
Jouy-En-Josas, France, Europe
The fabric was printed in France in c. 1790.
1785-1800
Flowers; Indienne
Cotton
Quilted, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
hand-stitched
86.5 (L) , 96.5 (W)
219.71 (L) , 245.11 (W)
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[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