Object Number 1969.3186 A

Object Name

Textile, painted (Ex-curtain)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

India, Asia

Origin Notes

This textile was painted in India, probably in the early eighteenth century.

Date

1675-1750

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Painted, Resist style, Stenciled, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

52.5 (L) , 27 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

133.35 (L) , 68.58 (W)

Measurement Notes

Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 58. Vertical Design Repeat: 18.5 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Victoria and Albert Museum. 1982 The Indian Heritage: Court Life and Arts Under Mughal Rule.
• Textile with same printed design, p. 89, cat. 226
[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