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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1820-1830
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0067
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0067
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was made in the United States, c. 1820-1850
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The plate-printed fabric of the quilt top was produced in England in about 1775. Blue threads are present in the selvedges.
Date
1820-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: center of the quilt
Inscription: "P.G." / "E.P.N." (cross stitched)
Type: Label
Location: on tape sewn to quilt
Inscription: "H.W. Sweet" (inked)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
86.25 (W) x 85.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
219.075 (W) x 217.17 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 34.25 inches.
Selvedge width: 25.875 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 268, fig. 277Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and plate printing, pp. 11-12, 61-67Chapter: 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. 194, C076