Object Number 1969.3276

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1815-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned on red tag; "69.3276 / T144 / study / Dr. 30" [over] "69.3276 / T144 / study" (graphite, ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Roller printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

27.25 (L) , 31 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

69.215 (L) , 78.74 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 64. Vertical design repeat: 18 1/4 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Image of textile with same subject matter, pl. 162