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Textile, printed
1790-1800
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0062.004 D
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1959.0062.004 D
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "T162.3 / study / 59.62.4" [over] "59.62.4D / T162.3 / study / drawer 27" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
26 (W) x 67.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66.04 (W) x 171.45 (L)
Measurement Notes
from Quilts in a Material World List
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44
Vertical design repeat: 33 7/8 inches
Horizontal design repeat: No - design has been cut off
Selvedge width: 25 7/8 inches (RGW, 08/23/2012)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 55; information on poem and printed textiles, pp. 51, 56.Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Published: p. 36, #188Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with a similar pattern, fig. 297, p. 278.Book: 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, 101-104Book: Adamson, Jeremy. 1997 Calico & Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith.
• Similar design, pp. 46-47, fig. 3