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1960.0166 Quilt and 1974.0135.002-.010 Bed hangings, Room view-McIntire Bedroom
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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
1780-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0166
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0166
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Title
Apotheosis of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was probably made in Europe or the United States in the late 18th century using textile printed in England about 1785.
Date
1780-1800
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- George Washington
- Allegory
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
- Quilted
Dimensions (inches)
93.5 (W) x 84 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
237.49 (W) x 213.36 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 280, fig. 300; information on the textile design: pp. 279-282.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p. 143; information on print: pp. 142-43.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• See p. 116, pl. 21Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 114, pl. 1Book: 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
• Published: p. 34, #179.Book: Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Similar: pp. 154-155.Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar: pl. 131.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 66, fig. 3.12