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Handkerchief (Quilt center)
The Dismemberment of Poland
1794-1810
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1959.0973
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0973
Object Name
Handkerchief (Quilt center)
Title
The Dismemberment of Poland
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1794-1810
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Quilted
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
22.2 (W) x 21.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
56.5 (W) x 54.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Idzerda, Stanley J, et al. 1989 Lafayette, Hero of Two Worlds: The Art and Pageantry of His Farewell Tour of America, 1824-1825. 201.
• Published: fig. no. 34, p. 45.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p 151Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• Identical design illutrated, January 1942, page 60.Manuscript: Montgomery, Florence. Handkerchiefs.
• Page 23Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Illustrated , page 60.Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• Identical design, page 5.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 341, C339