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Textile, printed
America presenting at the altar of Liberty medallions of her illustrious sons
c. 1785 (1775-1795)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1962.0208.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1962.0208.003
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
America presenting at the altar of Liberty medallions of her illustrious sons
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This textile was printed in England in about 1785.
Date
c. 1785 (1775-1795)
Subject(s)
- Washington
- George
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
19.5 (W) x 49 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
49.53 (W) x 124.46 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same print, p. 282, fig. 301Article: Donnell, Edna. 07//1933 Portraits of Eminent Americans after Drawings by Du Simitiere. Antiques. 24 (1): 17-21.
• Textile with same print, p. 18Book: 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, 101-104