Object Number 1952.0330 C

Object Name

Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This ex-window hanging was made at Winterthur or New York City between 1940 and 1952.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was printed in England between 1825 and 1840.

Date

1940-1952

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "T1215 / 52.330c / Study / Drawer 47" [over] "fig 152 / T1215 / 52.330c / Study / Drawer 47" (ink, graphite)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Raised style, Discharge style, Direct style

Dimensions (inches)

61.5 (L) , 25.0625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

156.21 (L) , 63.659 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009) Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 96. Vertical design repeat: 18 1/4 inches. Selvedge width: 25 1/16 inches.

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. 175, fig. 152
[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
• Textile with similar pattern and coloration, #333 (lent by Metropolitan Museum of Art)
[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 print styles, p. 88; 108-111.
[Other] Delphia, Rachel. Verifying Origins: A Historical Analysis of a Printed Cotton Textile Group at Winterthur.
• Information on dye and print technology.
[Book] Parnell, Edward Andrew. 1849 Dyeing and Calico Printing.
• Textile fragment with similar coloration and description of dye and print process, 170.
[Thesis] Parks, Sarah. 2010 Britain, Brazil, and the Trade in Printed Cottons, 1827-1841. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
• For context, see thesis.