T295 textile, printed design repeat
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Jouy-En-Josas, Île-de-France , France, Europe

  • Date:

    1780-1790

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0027.002


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Object Number

1957.0027.002

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Jouy-En-Josas, Île-de-France , France, Europe

Date

1780-1790

Subjects

Indienne

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed

Dimensions (inches)

540 (L) , 30.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1371.6 (L) , 77.47 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56. Vertical design repeat: 14 1/2 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
Textiles with similar print, pl. 7, 48
[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 and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
Information on mordant style, p. 11-12