Textiles
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
Cotton
Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style, Quilted
1958.0035.001
Object Number1958.0035.001 |
Textile, printed
Textiles
Museum purchase
Nantes, France, Europe
1780-1800
1. Mark; Upper edge; "MANUFAC DE DUBERN & COMP / NANTES BON TEINT No. 23"
Cotton
Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style, Quilted
63.25 (L) , 36 (W)
160.655 (L) , 91.44 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48. Vertical design repeat: 38 inches.
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[Book] Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Information on Duborn & Co., p. 57
[Book] Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Chef de piece, p. 164
[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, p. 88, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and copper plate printing, p. 11-12 and 61-66