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Textile, printed
1740-1770
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1958.0112.011 B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0112.011 B
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Date
1740-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on white tag
Inscription: "58.112.11/ T1227" [over] "58.112.11/ T1227" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Stamped on twill backing tape
Inscription: "1227" (ink)
Type: Label
Location: Sewn to twill backing tape
Inscription: Cloth label "HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT / Winterthur Museum"
Type: Label
Location: Sewn to twill backing tape
Inscription: "260" (handwritten, black ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Quilted
Dimensions (inches)
30.75 (W) x 36.375 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
78.105 (W) x 92.392 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56.
Vertical design repeat: 40 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 14, #46Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent & Clouzot, Henri. 1924 Historic Wall-Papers: from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. 458 p.
• See page 87 for a Jean Papillon wallpaper similar to this fabric.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 mordant style, p. 11-12.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 88, 101-104.