T216 textile, printed design repeat
  • T216 textile, printed design repeat
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    France, Europe

  • Date:

    1790-1800

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Linen

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0027.012


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Object Number

1957.0027.012

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

France, Europe

Date

1790-1800

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

324 (L) , 27.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

822.96 (L) , 69.85 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009) Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48. Vertical design repeat: 14 1/2 inches. Selvedge width: 27 1/2 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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 and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
Information on mordant style, p. 11-12
[Book] Schoeser, Mary & Dejardin, Kathleen. 1991 French Textiles from 1760 to the Present. 224.
Information on siamoise, patenas and indiennes ordinaires, p. 30-31.