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Textile, printed
1870-1880
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0200
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Kenneth Hammitt
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Object Number
1960.0200
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Per previous cataloguer: Origin may be the United States or England.
The textile was made in England, c. 1876.
Date
1870-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "60.200 / T88.2 / d. 18 / Hammitt" [over] "T88.2 / 60.200 / d. 18" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
16.625 (W) x 18.125 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42.227 (W) x 46.038 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 12.25 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, 101-104Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of pattern T88, p. 160, fig. 140.Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Information on similar pattern, p. 23, #95Book: Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Similar fabric to T93: p. 123, plate 142