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Textile, printed (Ex-bedcover)
Henry William Bunbury
1785-1790
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry William Bunbury (Artist)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0030.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Reginald P. Rose
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Object Number
1960.0030.001
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-bedcover)
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Henry William Bunbury (Artist)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1785-1790
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
26.12 (W) x 51.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
66.345 (W) x 130.81 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52.
Vertical design repeat: 33.5 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 262, fig. 268.Journal: Antiques Magazine. 1//1938
• Reproduced in full on cover, Feb. 1947, p. 99Book: 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, 101-104Catalogue: 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
• Similar: p. 34, #176.Other: Guillen, Nalleli. The Significance of ‘Copper-plate Furniture’ and Politics in the Bedroom: An English Satirical Cotton in America.
• Information on the historial aspects of the design.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 202. C092