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Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)
United East India Company
1750-1790
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
United East India Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
India; India; Asia
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1960.0780
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss Gertrude Brinckle
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Object Number
1960.0780
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
United East India Company (Maker)
Place of Origin
India; India; Asia
Origin Notes
Textile made in India
Secondary Origin Notes
quilted in Europe or America
Date
1750-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Lower righthand corner
Inscription: Pictorial mark featuring a small square stamp divided in four parts
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Quilted
Dimensions (inches)
87 (W) x 111 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
220.98 (W) x 281.94 (L)
Measurement Notes
from Quilts in a Material World list
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 5, pp.116, 118Book: Brett, Katharine B & Irwin, John. 1970 Origins of Chintz,.
• Related info: p 12, 76-77 (tamil marks)Thesis: Gale, Mary. 2001 Indigo-Resist Prints from Eighteenth-Century America: Production and Provenance. M.A. University of Rhode Island
• Related info: on Europe/India connectionChapter: Rixon, Angharad. A Fault in the Thread? Examining Fibers Taken from Laces of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Book: Whelan, Virginia J. 2002 Strengthening the Bond: Science & Textiles. 101-109.
• Related info: p 101-109, Info on linen/cotton Europe/India connectionBook: Horton, Laurel. 1994 Quilting in America: Beyond the Myths.
• Published: page unknownBook: Murray, Elizabeth. 1997 Cultivating Sacred Space:Garding for the Soul.
• Page unknownArticle: Eaton, Linda. 01//2002 Winterthur’s Hand-Painted Indian Export Cottons. Antiques. 170-175.
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 202,203, fig. 113Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 220,221, fig. 125