Slip cover

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

    Winterthur (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    White Plains, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1980-1987

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Linen

  • Techniques:

    Block printed, Woven (plain), Resist style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.7970.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.7970.001

Object Name

Slip cover

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Winterthur (Maker)

Place of Origin

Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

White Plains, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made by Brunschwig & Fils between 1980 and1987 as a reproduction of an original printed textile which was probably French, c. 1765. (See Notes.)

Date

1980-1987

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Reverse; "63.615.1" (ink)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; "Chair / 63.615.1" [over] "85.655.1 / Slipseat" (graphite)
3. Label; Pinned on tag; "2010IMLSRB / .0631.001 (crossed out)" [over] "1969.7970 / .001" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Block printed, Woven (plain), Resist style

Dimensions (inches)

23 (L) , 24 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

58.42 (L) , 60.96 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Textile with same pattern, p. 205, fig. 195; information regarding technique and origins of the printed design, pp. 194-207
[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
Example of same pattern: fig. 60, p. 125