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Textile fragment
A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company
1850-1900
Description
The A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company, located in Cranston, Rhode Island, manufactured this printed cotton fabric sometime in the second half of the 19th century. The printed design consists of repeating flower motifs throughout the body and a row of floral fringe along one edge. An original label, printed with an engraving of the A. & W. Sprague mill complex, is still attached to the reverse. The image prominently features several smokestacks billowing dark smoke into the air – a symbol, at the time, of industrial prowess. This object is one of a large group transferred to Winterthur from the American Textile History Museum when it closed in 2017.
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company
Place of Origin
Cranston; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Museum Object Number
2017.0019.108.038
Credit Line/Donor
American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Arthur D. Larson and Katharine Larson Kreiser
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Object Number
2017.0019.108.038
Object Name
Textile fragment
Category
Textiles - American Textile History Museum Collection
Creator (Role)
A. & W. Sprague Manufacturing Company
Place of Origin
Cranston; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Date
1850-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: on reverse, in upper left quadrant
Inscription: A. & W. SPRAGUE, / CRANSTON, R.I. / PROVIDENCE, R.I. / No. / 44 Yds.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Paper
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
24 (W) x 19.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
60.96 (W) x 48.895 (L)