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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt with border)
Jane Ten Eyck Hardenbergh
1810-1830
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jane Ten Eyck Hardenbergh (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0032.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. R. Norris Williams II
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Object Number
1960.0032.003
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt with border)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Jane Ten Eyck Hardenbergh (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was made in New York in the early nineteenth century. It was common to mark household linens with the type of cross-stitch Jane used until the 1820s when ink marks become more prevalent.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This quilt is made from fabrics that were printed in England in about 1780-85 (center) and the 1810s or early 1820s (border).
Date
1810-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center of one edge
Inscription: "J.TE.H" (cross stitched)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Quilted
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Cross stitched
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
78 (W) x 93.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
198.12 (W) x 237.49 (L)
Measurement Notes
from Quilts in a Material World List.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Vertical design repeat: 9 1/8 inches.
Horizontal design repeat: the horizontal repeat has been cut and the panels have been stitched to gether, the design does not easily repeat at the seams, but the flaws are camouflaged by the design.
Selvedge width: 27.25 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, pp.48-49Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 139, fig. 108Book: Miller, Myrtle Hardenbergh. 1958 The Hardenbergh Family: A Genealogical Compilation.
• See for Biographical infoChapter: 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, p. 88, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 222, C127