Object Number 1969.3101

Object Name

Tool (for needlework) (Sewing bag)

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England or United States, United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric for Montgomery Design Number: T67, was printed in England, c. 1830.

Date

1840-1845

Materials

Cotton; Wool

Techniques

Woven (plain), Roller printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

11.25 (L) , 12 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.575 (L) , 30.48 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 68. Vertical design repeat: 12 3/4 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312