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Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)
1940-1952
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1952.0330 C
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0330 C
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This ex-window hanging was made at Winterthur or New York City between 1940 and 1952.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was printed in England between 1825 and 1840.
Date
1940-1952
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "T1215 / 52.330c / Study / Drawer 47" [over] "fig 152 / T1215 / 52.330c / Study / Drawer 47" (ink, graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Raised style
- Discharge style
- Direct style
Dimensions (inches)
25.0625 (W) x 61.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
63.659 (W) x 156.21 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 96.
Vertical design repeat: 18 1/4 inches.
Selvedge width: 25 1/16 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 175, fig. 152Catalogue: 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
• Textile with similar pattern and coloration, #333 (lent by Metropolitan Museum of Art)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 print styles, p. 88; 108-111.Other: Delphia, Rachel. Verifying Origins: A Historical Analysis of a Printed Cotton Textile Group at Winterthur.
• Information on dye and print technology.Book: Parnell, Edward Andrew. 1849 Dyeing and Calico Printing.
• Textile fragment with similar coloration and description of dye and print process, 170.Thesis: Parks, Sarah. 2010 Britain, Brazil, and the Trade in Printed Cottons, 1827-1841. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
• For context, see thesis.