Textiles
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
1775-1800
Linen; Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style
1958.0071.008
Object Number1958.0071.008 |
Textile, printed
Textiles
Museum purchase
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
1775-1800
Linen; Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style
SRAL analysis indicates that printing was done with Prussian blue pigment, probably in an oil medium
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48.
Text available soon.
[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