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Bed hanging (Valance)
1790-1795
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1959.0115.005
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1959.0115.005
Object Name
Bed hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This bed hanging is made from fabric that was printed in England in about 1790. Blue threads are present in the selvedges.
Date
1790-1795
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
28 (H) x 78.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
71.12 (H) x 199.39 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Selvedge width: 26 1/4 inches.
Vertical Design Repeat: 11 3/4 inches.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 131, fig. 95; Information on print, p. 130Book: Williams, Marc A. 1990 Upholstery Conservation.
• See page 189Book: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Textile with same print, pl. 23Book: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Description of print design, p. 15, #56Article: Floud, Peter. 10//1957 English Printed Textiles: The Pillar Print. Antiques.
• Information on English pillar printsArticle: Floud, Peter. 04//1957 "The Dark-Ground Floral Chintz Style". Connoisseur. CXXXIX
• Information on the dark-ground floral styleBook: 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