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Textile, printed
1805-1810
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0151.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Reginald P. Rose
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Object Number
1960.0151.001
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1805-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "drawer 64 / T1296 / 60.151.1 / study" [over] "T1296 / study" (ink, graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on white tag
Inscription: "60.151.1 / gift from Mrs. Rose" (black ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Discharge style
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
26.625 (W) x 40.875 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
67.627 (W) x 103.823 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 76.
Vertical design repeat: 11 inches (size of wooden block).
Selvedge width: 26 5/8 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 149, fig. 123Chapter: 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 and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 236, C153