Object Number 1969.3280

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "T1149 / Study / 69.3280 / Dr. 31" [over] "T1149 / Study / 69.3280" (graphite, ink)

Subjects

Mythological

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

51.25 (L) , 40.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

130.175 (L) , 102.235 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44

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] Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Similar print in blue: pp. 126-127.