Textiles (Furnishing)
United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1830-1850
Cotton
Woven (plain), Quilted, Roller printed, Mordant style
1952.0333.004
Object Number1952.0333.004 |
Curtain (Ex-bed hanging)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
United States, North America
The quilt was constructed in the United States probably soon thereafter.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
This fabric was printed in England, c. 1850.
1830-1850
1. Label; label at bottom back of quilt; "Essex room/ #1 left"
American eagle
Cotton
Woven (plain), Quilted, Roller printed, Mordant style
Hand-stitched
107.25 (L) , 35.25 (W)
272.415 (L) , 89.535 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60. Vertical design repeat: 11 3/8" - an approximate measurement as the object has been quilted
Text available soon.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern with different ground color, p. 339, fig. 397
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Information on textile with similar pattern, p. 34, # 163
[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 & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Textile with same pattern, Chapter 6, p. 160