Object Number 1960.0786

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Daniel Curling & Co. (Linen Draper)

Bannister Hall Printworks (Printer)
1799-1893
"A printworks from about 1798 to 1893, it was famous for block-printed "rich chintz Furnitures". Richard Jackson and John Stevenson were the original partners, joined in 1804 by John Swainson. Charles Swainson, with varying partners, ran the firm from 1809 to 1825. From 1825 to 1856 it was known as Charles Swainson & Co., then until 1893 Thomas Clarkson & Co. Important records from this printworks survive for the years 1799 to 1840." Hefford, Wendy. 1992. The Victoria and Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850, p. 156.

Place of Origin

Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

The backing fabric was printed in Lancashire, England at the Bannister Hall Printworks on behalf of Daniel Curling & Co., Cheapside, London in 1827.

Secondary Place of Origin

India, Asia

Secondary Origin Notes

The palampore was painted in India.

Date

1827-1830

Subjects

Tree of life

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Painted, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Construction Description

Hand stitched

Dimensions (inches)

109.5 (L) , 79 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

278.13 (L) , 200.66 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles (Conservation, 2009). Measurements for Montgomery Design Number T203: Vertical design repeat: 14.5 inches. Selvedge width: 23.75 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Backing fabric (T203), published: p. 180, fig. 159
[Book] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Textile with same print, pl. 54
[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
• Description of textile with same print, p. 50, #317
[Book] Lewis, Frank. 1935 English Chintz: From Earliest Times until the Present Day.
• Textile with same print, pl 20
[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 mordant style, p. 88, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 257, C191