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Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)
Daniel Curling & Co., Bannister Hall Printworks
1827-1830
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Curling & Co. (Linen Draper)
Place of Origin
Lancashire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1960.0786
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0786
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilted Palampore)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Daniel Curling & Co. (Linen Draper); Bannister Hall Printworks (Printer)
Place of Origin
Lancashire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The backing fabric was printed in Lancashire, England at the Bannister Hall Printworks on behalf of Daniel Curling & Co., Cheapside, London in 1827.
Secondary Place of Origin
India; Asia
Secondary Origin Notes
The palampore was painted in India.
Date
1827-1830
Subject(s)
- Tree of life
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Painted
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand stitched
Dimensions (inches)
79 (W) x 109.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
200.66 (W) x 278.13 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles (Conservation, 2009).
Measurements for Montgomery Design Number T203:
Vertical design repeat: 14.5 inches.
Selvedge width: 23.75 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Backing fabric (T203), published: p. 180, fig. 159Book: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Textile with same print, pl. 54Catalogue: 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
• Description of textile with same print, p. 50, #317Book: Lewis, Frank. 1935 English Chintz: From Earliest Times until the Present Day.
• Textile with same print, pl 20Chapter: 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, p. 88, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 257, C191