Object Number 1958.0035.001

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Upper edge; "MANUFAC DE DUBERN & COMP / NANTES BON TEINT No. 23"

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style, Quilted

Dimensions (inches)

63.25 (L) , 36 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

160.655 (L) , 91.44 (W)

Measurement Notes

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.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 & Ordoñez, 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