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Textile, printed
Francis & Crook
1792
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francis & Crook (Commissioner)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0009 A-E
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0009 A-E
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Francis & Crook (Commissioner)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1792
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
28.5 (W) x 83.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72.39 (W) x 212.725 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 40 3/4 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same print, p. 132, fig. 96 a-c; p. 169, Plate IIICatalogue: 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
• Textile with same print, p. 16, #64Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent & Clouzot, Henri. 1924 Historic Wall-Papers: from their Inception to the Introduction of Machinery. 458 p.
• Wallpaper with similar motifs, p. 121Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, pp. 88, 101-104Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 21, fig. 1.05; p. 74, fig. 3.22; p. 245, C168