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Textile, printed
The Death of General Wolfe
c. 1785 (1775-1795)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1962.0035.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1962.0035.001
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
The Death of General Wolfe
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
c. 1785 (1775-1795)
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 34 3/8 inches.
Selvedge width: 28.50 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 283, fig. 303Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 112, fig. 5.15Chapter: 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 and copper plate printing, p. 11-12 and 61-66Book: Hood, Graham. 1991 The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, a Cultural Study.
• Period reference for painting of same scene in America: p. 301, appendix re 1770 inventory of Robert Eden Maryland Royal Governor) home in Annapolis, "2 Handsome pictures framed and Glazed, representing the death of General Wolfe and the Marquis of Grandby..."