Object Number 1964.0131

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-upholstery fabric)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Rouen, France, Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "M64.131" (ink)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; "2010IMLSRB / .0088 / .004 (crossed out) [over] "1969. / 8171. / 4" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Block printed, Mordant style, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

85 (L) , 65 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

215.9 (L) , 165.1 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 68. Vertical design repeat: 11.00 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11
[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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94
[Article] Eaton, Linda. 2010 How can you resist? Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles. Antiques and Fine Art. X (5 Winter/Autumn 2010): 210-211.
• Information on paste work: pp. 210-211