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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1775-1785
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0051
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1959.0051
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in England or the United States in the late eighteenth century.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This quilt is made from fabric that was printed in England in about 1785.
Date
1775-1785
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Plate printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
95.5 (W) x 97.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
242.57 (W) x 247.65 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Selvedge width: 28.25 inches.
Vertical Design Repeat: 33.5 inches.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 44.
The drop is 777.5''L x 20'' W
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 243, fig. 235; p. 224, pl. XXIBook: 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