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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1790-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Probably United States; Probably North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1961.0355
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. Edgar Bingham
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Object Number
1961.0355
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Probably United States; Probably North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in the United States.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric was printed in England in c. 1795.
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
hand stitched and machine sewn
Dimensions (inches)
101.5 (W) x 90 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
257.81 (W) x 228.6 (L)
Measurement Notes
The above measurements are overall measurements and include the flounce.
60"Lx86"W is the mearurement for the area within the flounce [bed top].
77.5''W x 86 "L : is the original size of the quilt.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 11.75 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 128, fig. 89Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and block printing, pp. 11-12, 27-60Chapter: 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, 101-104Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 227, C136