Object Number 1963.0045

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-bedcover)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of J. A. Lloyd Hyde

Creator (Role)

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

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1780-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "G63.45 / (T179) / Gift of J.H.L. Hyde" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Mordant style, Plate printed

Dimensions (inches)

93.5 (L) , 86 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

237.49 (L) , 218.44 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011). Vertical design repeat: 33 3/8 inches. Horizontal design repeat: No, the motifs bleed off of the edges of the panel. Selvedge width: 27.25 inches, however the edges have been framed with a ribbon and only one selvedge edge is actually visible.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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: p. 27, #119
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 292, fig. 239
[Article] Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Similar textile pattern, p. 559, figs. 13 and 14
[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, p. 11-12