Object Number 1969.0436 A

Object Name

Handkerchief

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Place of Origin

England or Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This handkerchief was probably printed in Britain about 1815, or may actually have been engraved by C.S. Smith in Glasgow.

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Within the engraved design; "CS Smith" (possibly the engraver)

Subjects

War of 1812; Washington, George; Jefferson, Thomas; Stephen Decatur; William Bainbridge; Madison, James; Jackson, Andrew

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

32 (L) , 24 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

81.28 (L) , 60.96 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Vertical design repeat: 32 1/16 inches Selvedge width: 24 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 7
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 65
[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, p. 88, 101-14
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11