Object Number 1961.1759 B

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bromley Hall Print Works (Printer)
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

Bromley Hall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1780

Subjects

Chinoiserie

Materials

Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

33.5 (L) , 27 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

85.09 (L) , 68.58 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56. Vertical design repeat: 38 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Published: page unknown
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published, with information on manufacture: p. 267, fig. 275
[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
• Textile with same pattern, p. 23, #90
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 04//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Chinoiseries. Antiques. 71 (4): 360-363.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 361, fig. 4
[Other] Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Plate Prints: Chinoiseries: Information on manufacture.
[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