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Bed hanging (Valance)
1800-1810
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0144.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0144.002
Object Name
Bed hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This bed hanging is made from fabric that was printed in England in about 1805. Blue threads are present in the selvedges.
Date
1800-1810
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
39 (H) x 57 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
99.06 (H) x 144.78 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Selvedge width: 25 1/8 inches.
Vertical Design Repeat: 11 3/8 inches.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 68.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same print, p. 153, fig. 129Article: Floud, Peter. 1957 The Drab Style and the Designs of Daniel Goddard. Connoisseur. 234-239.
• Information on the "drab" styleBook: 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, 101-104