T196 textile, printed design repeat (blue)
  • T196 textile, printed design repeat (blue)
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1775-1800

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0071.007


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Object Number

1958.0071.007

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1775-1800

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style

Construction Description

SRAL analysis indicates that printing was done with Prussian blue pigment, probably in an oil medium

Dimensions (inches)

7 (L) , 16 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.78 (L) , 40.64 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48.

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. 188, fig. 172
[Book] Horton, Laurel. 2010 Uncoverings 2010: Volume 31 of the Research Papaers of the American Quilt Study Group. 31. 237 p.
Information on Prussian blue, pp. 65-104
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
Information on pigment style, p. 88