Object Number 1957.1332 B

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-Window Hanging)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jouy-En-Josas, Île-de-France , France, Europe

Date

1783-1792

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

66.25 (L) , 31.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

168.275 (L) , 80.645 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements per object conservation report.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Riffel, Melanie, et al. 2003 Toile De Jouy: Printed Textiles in the Classical French Style.
• Information on the Oberkampf Manufactory and factory marks, p. 16.
[Book] Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Information on the Oberkampf Manufactory.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[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, pp. 88, 101-104