Object Number 1959.0052.002

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bromley Hall Print Works (Manufacturer)
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

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1770-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "U-4-A m59.52.2 / red + white chintz / peacocks, ducks, sparrows / 84" x 27 1/4" / (matches 59.52.1)" (graphite and brown ink)
2. Label; Pinned on red tag; "T1086" [over] "T1086" (ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

83.625 (L) , 27.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

212.407 (L) , 69.85 (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: 37.5 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Paper impression of same design, p. 558, fig. 10
[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