1958.0113 Quilt fragment
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Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Place of Origin:

    England or United States, United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

  • Date:

    1781-1800

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Linen

  • Techniques:

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

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0113


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Object Number

1958.0113

Object Name

Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery

Place of Origin

England or United States, United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Date

1781-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "dr. 26 / FM306 / T131 / Study / G58.113" [over] "FM306 dr. 26 / T131 / Study / G58.113" (graphite, ink)

Subjects

Allegory

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

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

Dimensions (inches)

45.5 (L) , 25.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

115.57 (L) , 65.024 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52. Vertical design repeat: 32.90 Horizontal design repeat: N/A cannot see full horizontal repeat Selvedge width: N/A only one edge has a selvedge

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 6, p. 144
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Related info: p 213-214, Information on the print after Pine's painting
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Textile with same pattern, p. 286, fig. 306
[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 & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104