Object Number 1969.3844

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jouy-En-Josas, Île-de-France , France, Europe

Origin Notes

This bedcover is made from fabric that was probably printed in France between 1790 and 1800.

Date

1790-1800

Subjects

American themed textiles; Allegory

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Quilted

Dimensions (inches)

122 (L) , 86.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

309.88 (L) , 219.71 (W)

Measurement Notes

Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at: 52.

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