Object Number 1969.3843

Object Name

Textile, printed

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England or Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1810-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Within the engraved design; "CS Smith" (possibly the engraver)

Subjects

War of 1812; Washington, George; Jefferson, Thomas; Stephen Decatur; William Bainbridge; Madison, James; Jackson, Andrew

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Plate printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

62.5 (L) , 72 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

158.75 (L) , 182.88 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Vertical design repeat: 32. 1/16 inches Selvedge width: 24 inches (RGW, 08/20/2013)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 7
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 65
[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, p. 88, 101-14
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 114, Fig. 5.18