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Textile, printed
1750-1760
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0077.009 C
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles F. Montgomery
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Object Number
1958.0077.009 C
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1760
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
16.125 (W) x 3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.958 (W) x 7.62 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52
Vertical design repeat: 23 1/4 inches
Horizontal design repeat: No, the horizontal design repeat seems short
Selvedge width: 32 3/4 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 117, fig. 72Book: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Textile with same pattern, #8, plate 3Article: Standen, Edith A. 11//1964 English Washing Furnitures. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 23 (3): 109-124.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 111Chapter: 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.