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Textile, printed
c. 1800 (1790-1810)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1961.0281.003
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1961.0281.003
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
c. 1800 (1790-1810)
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
77 (W) x 35 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
195.58 (W) x 88.9 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56.
Vertical design repeat: 35.5 inches.
Selvedge width: 24.875 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 275, fig. 292Article: Standen, Edith A. 11//1964 English Washing Furnitures. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 23 (3): 109-124.
• Textile with similar design (see Notes), p. 115, fig. 5Chapter: 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 China blue, p. 88, 97Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, p. 11-12