Object Number 1956.0614.001 A

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Title

Ducks

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Talwin and Foster (Fabric manufacturer)
1763
Bromley Hall Print Works: "One of the printworks on the banks of the River Lea in Middlesex, it was the first listed in the Excise books when duty was imposed in 1712. Benjamin Ollive was mentioned as a calico-printer in a document of 1720. The firm was known as Ollive & Talwin (1763-1783), Talwin & Foster (until 1790), Foster & Co. (until 1823)." (Source: Hefford, Wendy. The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850. New York: Canopy Books, 1992).

Bromley Hall Print Works
1712-1823
"One of the printworks on the banks of the River Lea in Middlesex, it was the first listed in the Excise books when duty was imposed in 1712. Benjamin Ollive was mentioned as a calico-printer in a document of 1720. The firm was known as Ollive & Talwin (1763-1783), Talwin & Foster (until 1790), Foster & Co. (until 1823)." (Source: Hefford, Wendy. The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850. New York: Canopy Books, 1992).

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This quilt was probably made in the early 19th century.

Secondary Place of Origin

London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was made by Talwin & Foster at Bromley Hall printworks in Middlesex, England, between 1765-1775.

Date

1810-1850

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

98 (L) , 76.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

248.92 (L) , 194.945 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44. Vertical design repeat: 37 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 7, pp. 185-187
[Thesis] Garde, Georg. 1961 Danske Silkebroderede Lærredsduge fra 16. og 17. Jårhundrede. 496 Ph.D. Dansk Videnskabs Forlag
• Similar designs: p 312, 326
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220, plate XIV, p. 218, in red.
[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
• Published: #93, p. 23
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Design published: p 557, fig 6
[Book] Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Information on manufacturer: p. 156
[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
[Book] Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Plate 77. Drawn by C. Fenn and engraved by P Benazech.