Object Number 1969.7970.004

Object Name

Slip cover

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Winterthur (Maker)

Place of Origin

Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

White Plains, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made by Brunschwig & Fils between 1980 and1987 as a reproduction of an original printed textile which was probably French, c. 1765. (See Notes.)

Date

1980-1987

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Reverse; "52.66.2" (ink)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; "2010IMLSRB / .0631.004 (crossed out)" [over] "1969.7970 / .004" (graphite)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Block printed, Woven (plain), Resist style

Dimensions (inches)

20 (L) , 21.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (L) , 54.61 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.

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. 205, fig. 195; information regarding technique and origins of the printed design, pp. 194-207
[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Example of same pattern: fig. 60, p. 125