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Quilt center
1790-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Kentucky; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Prussian blue
Museum Object Number
1960.0008
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0008
Object Name
Quilt center
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Kentucky; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This textile was printed in North America, possibly in Kentucky, between 1790 and 1800.
Date
1790-1800
Subject(s)
- Great Seal of US
Materials
- Cotton
- Prussian blue
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Direct style
Dimensions (inches)
40 (W) x 36.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
101.6 (W) x 92.71 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 44.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 4, pp. 104, 109Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 193, fig. 181Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 349, C358Article: Loscalzo, Anita B. 2010 Prussian Blue: Its Development as a Colorant and Use in Textiles, in Horton, Laurel. 2010. Uncoverings 2010: Volume 31 of the Research Papaers of the American Quilt Study Group.
• Information on Prussian Blue