1955.0103.007 Textile, printed obverse
  • 1955.0103.007 Textile, printed obverse
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1775-1800

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Linen

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0103.007


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Object Number

1955.0103.007

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Per previous cataloguer: Possible origin of Pawtucket, R.I.

Date

1775-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "55.103.7 / T2210 / Study" [over]"55.103.7 / T2210 / Study / Dr. 45" (Graphite, ink)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; (typed) "(DENNISON MFR. CO., U.S.A.) / CX / (handwritten) 55.103.7 / American (stricken) printed / cotton & linen / T2210 / Dr. 45" (Graphite, ink)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

25.49 (L) , 13.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

64.745 (L) , 34.544 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56. Vertical design repeat: 9.15 inches Horizontal repeat: not applicable Selvedge width: not applicable, only one selvedge edge

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
Similar print, pl. 16