Textiles (Furnishing)
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1800-1810
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
1963.0004.002
Object Number1963.0004.002 |
Bed hanging (Curtain fragment)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Museum purchase
England, United Kingdom, Europe
This curtain fragment is made from fabric that was printed in England in about 1805.
1800-1810
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
57 (H) , 25.5 (W)
144.78 (H) , 64.77 (W)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Vertical design repeat: 11.75 inches. Horizontal design repeat: 1 1/2 half drop repeats across; Horizontal - 3/8 inches short. Selvedge width: 25 9/16 inches.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 155, fig. 133
[Article] Floud, Peter. 1957 The Drab Style and the Designs of Daniel Goddard. Connoisseur. 234-239.
• Information on the "drab" style
[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