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Waistcoat
1740-1760
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1960.1043 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1043 A, B
Object Name
Waistcoat
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1760
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
13 (W) x 17 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.02 (W) x 43.18 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 118, fig. 73 a, b, information on the fabric originsBook: 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
• Textile with similar design: #5.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 159, C012, C012a