1969.3850.007 Textile, printed obverse
  • 1969.3850.007 Textile, printed obverse
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Textile, printed

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Place of Origin:

    Nantes, France, Europe

  • Date:

    1815-1825

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Roller printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.3850.007


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Object Number

1969.3850.007

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Nantes, France, Europe

Date

1815-1825

Subjects

Biblical scene; Religion associated

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Roller printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

22 (L) , 23.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.88 (L) , 59.69 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 56 Vertical design repeat: 18.5 inches (RGW, 09/06/2012)

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
[Journal] The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1905-present
Mentions Joseph interpreting Pharoah's dream, vol. XXVII, no. 3, March 1932, p. 72
[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. 100