Object Number 1957.0027.010 A

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1800-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "T217 / Study / 57.27.10a / Dr. 48" [over] "T217 / Study" (ink, graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

20.75 (L) , 28.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52.705 (L) , 73.025 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60. Vertical design repeat: 10 inches. Selvedge width: 28 3/4 inches.

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 & Ordoñez, 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, p. 11-12
[Book] Schoeser, Mary & Dejardin, Kathleen. 1991 French Textiles from 1760 to the Present. 224.
• Information on patenas and indiennes ordinaires, p. 30.