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Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
1770-1780
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0168
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0168
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on white tag
Inscription: "<typed>(DENNISON MFR. CO., U.S.A.) / CX / <handwritten> T1165/ 60.198" (graphite, ink)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "T1165 / 60.168 / dr 36" [over] "T1165 / drawer 36 / 60.168" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
28 (W) x 68.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
71.12 (W) x 173.99 (L)
Measurement Notes
Length with hanging tabs: 70.125"
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 39.75 inches
Selvedge width: 27.75 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 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, 101-104Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 256, fig. 257Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Plate Prints: Scenes: Information on dating textile