Object Number 1955.0050.019

Object Name

Bed hangings

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Origin Notes

These bed hangings were made in the early- to mid- nineteenth century.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was printed in England between 1812 and 1814.

Date

1815-1860

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed

Dimensions (inches)

2952 (L) , 24 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7498.08 (L) , 60.96 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 68. Vertical design repeat: 13 11/16 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 157, fig. 135; p. 173, pl. VII
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with same pattern, p. 41, #217
[Article] Floud, Peter. 1957 The Drab Style and the Designs of Daniel Goddard. Connoisseur. 234-239.
• Information on the "drab" style
[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
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12