T196 textile, printed design repeat (blue)
  • T196 textile, printed design repeat (blue)
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1775-1800

  • Materials:

    Linen; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0071.008


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Object Number

1958.0071.008

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Date

1775-1800

Materials

Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Pigment style

Construction Description

SRAL analysis indicates that printing was done with Prussian blue pigment, probably in an oil medium

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48.

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. 188, fig. 172
[Book] Horton, Laurel. 2010 Uncoverings 2010: Volume 31 of the Research Papaers of the American Quilt Study Group. 31. 237 p.
Information on Prussian blue, pp. 65-104
[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 pigment style, p. 88