1969.8398.001 Bed Hanging, Tieback
  • 1969.8398.001 Bed Hanging, Tieback
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Bed hanging (Tieback)

  • Title:

    Ducks

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    France, Europe

  • Date:

    1941-1956

  • Materials:

    Linen

  • Techniques:

    Plate printed, Mordant style, Woven (plain)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.8398.001


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Object Number

1969.8398.001

Object Name

Bed hanging (Tieback)

Title

Ducks

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)
1680

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This bed hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric is a reproduction printed by Tassinari & Chatel in Lyon, France in 1911.

Date

1941-1956

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on tag; "2010IMLSRB / .0335.001 (crossed out)" [over] "1969.8398 / .001" (graphite)

Materials

Linen

Techniques

Plate printed, Mordant style, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 29 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.62 (H) , 73.66 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurement of tieback only, without tape.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
Fabric published: p. 186, discussed p.184
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
Window hanging from set published: p. 96
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
Information on print style, pp. 11-12
[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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220, plate XIV, p. 218, in red.