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Slip cover
1775-1785
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0027.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Downs
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Object Number
1959.0027.002
Object Name
Slip cover
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The fabric was printed in England, c. 1780.
Date
1775-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "d. 18 / T1089 / study / 59.27.2" [over] "d. 18 / T1089 / study / 59.27.2" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Quilted
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
22.375 (W) x 17.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
56.833 (W) x 44.45 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Journal: Architectural Review.
• August 1956, #3Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, 101-104Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Information on pattern, p. 17, #49