1959.0101.001 Textile, printed, view 1
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Bedcover (Bedspread)

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Creator (Role):

    Bromley Hall Print Works (Manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Bromley Hall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1770-1790

  • Materials:

    Cotton; Linen

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0101.001


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Object Number

1959.0101.001

Object Name

Bedcover (Bedspread)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Bromley Hall Print Works (Manufacturer)
1712-1823
"One of the printworks on the banks of the River Lea in Middlesex, it was the first listed in the Excise books when duty was imposed in 1712. Benjamin Ollive was mentioned as a calico-printer in a document of 1720. The firm was known as Ollive & Talwin (1763-1783), Talwin & Foster (until 1790), Foster & Co. (until 1823)." (Source: Hefford, Wendy. The Victoria & Albert Museum Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850. New York: Canopy Books, 1992).

Place of Origin

Bromley Hall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

This bedspread is made from fabric that was printed at Bromley Hall in Middlesex, England in about 1780. Blue threads are present in the selvedges.

Date

1770-1790

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

89.5 (L) , 88.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

227.33 (L) , 224.79 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Selvedge width: 29 3/8 inches. Vertical Design Repeat: 37 3/8 inches. Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 44.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Published: p. 243, fig. 235; p. 224, pl. XXI
[Book] D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
See volume II plate 6 for similar print in reverse
[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 same print (in blue), p. 24, #104
[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
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Published: p. 210, C106