Object Number 1952.0340.004 A- C

Object Name

Bed hangings (Base valances)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

One of a set of bed hangings consisting of valances and base valances created in the first half of the 20th century using cotton printed in the early 19th century.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was printed in England c. 1824.

Date

1929-1952

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; upper foot of c; typed in black ink "ALBANY ROOM JAN FEB MAR JULY AUG SEP, Bottom Valance" "Bottom" written over in black ink by hand
2. Label; upper foot of c; stamped in red ink "SEASON 1 2 3 "
3. Label; upper head of a; typed in black ink "ALBANY ROOM JAN FEB MAR JULY AUG SEP, Bottom Valance"
4. Label; upper head of a; stamped in red ink "SEASON 1 2 3 "
5. Label; upper left of b; typed in black ink "ALBANY ROOM JAN FEB MAR JULY AUG SEP, Bottom Valance"
6. Label; upper left of b; stamped in red ink "SEASON 1 2 3 "

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Roller printed, Woven (plain), Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

16 (L) , 173.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.64 (L) , 440.69 (W)

Measurement Notes

Part A, L: 16.0, W: 63.5 Part B, L: 15.5, W: 47.0 Part C, L:16.0, W: 63.0 Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined the warps per inch at 84.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern: p. 301, fig. 329
[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
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing: pp. 276-312
[Other] Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Roller Prints: Floral Stripes: Information on date of textile and application method.