Object Number 1964.0123

Object Name

Textile, printed

Title

Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum Purchase

Creator (Role)

John Slack (Engraver)
As per Victoria & Albert, Loan Exhibition of English Chintz, 1960, p. 43, #234: John Slack worked at Salford from about 1794 until his death in 1827 or 1828. Between 1810 and 1814 he was in partnership with William Cowdray as a periodical publisher.

Robert Smirke R.A. (Painter)
1752-1845

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

Place of Origin

Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1800-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; in the print; "Slack"
2. Label; Sewn on label; "1964.0123/ T2150" handwritten in black ink
3. Label; Pinned on tag; "1964.0123 / Dr. 32" (graphite)

Subjects

Shakespeare, William; Theater; Literature; Illustrious Moderns

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Raised style

Dimensions (inches)

74 (L) , 24.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

187.96 (L) , 62.23 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011) Vertical design repeat: 34.50 inches Selvedge width: 24 1/16 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Information on design, printing technique, and date, p. 43, no. 234
[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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.
[Book] Blum, Dilys E. 1997 The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Information on print and possible roller printing technique, p. 34, fig. 46
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 267, C211
[Book] Wigston-Smith, Chloe. 2013 Women, Work, and Clothes in the Eighteenth-Century Novel.
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