Object Number 1959.0115.004

Object Name

Bed hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This bed hanging is made from fabric that was printed in England in about 1790. Blue threads are present in the selvedges.

Date

1790-1795

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

27.5 (H) , 76.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

69.85 (H) , 194.31 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Selvedge width: 26 1/4 inches. Vertical Design Repeat: 11 3/4 inches. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.

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. 131, fig. 95; Information on print, p. 130
[Book] Williams, Marc A. 1990 Upholstery Conservation.
• See page 189
[Book] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Textile with same print, pl. 23
[Book] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Description of print design, p. 15, #56
[Article] Floud, Peter. 10//1957 English Printed Textiles: The Pillar Print. Antiques.
• Information on English pillar prints
[Article] Floud, Peter. 04//1957 "The Dark-Ground Floral Chintz Style". Connoisseur. CXXXIX
• Information on the dark-ground floral style
[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