Object Number 1955.0015.005

Object Name

Slip cover

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

R. Jones & Co. (Manufacturer)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This slipcover is made from fabric that was printed by Robert Jones & Co. in Old Ford, London, England in 1761.

Date

1761

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On marble block; "R.I. and Co / Old Ford / 1761"
2. Inscription; On marble block; "R. JONES / 1761"

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

27.25 (H) , 39 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

69.22 (H) , 99.06 (W)

Measurement Notes

Vertical Design Repeat: 61 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 213, fig. 214
[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 print design, #84
[Book] Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Textile with same print design, p. 40-41, cat. # 9-10
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• See volume II plate 37 for similar pattern