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Quilt fragment (Pieced medallion quilt fragment)
1780-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1962.0100 E
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1962.0100 E
Object Name
Quilt fragment (Pieced medallion quilt fragment)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This border fragment is made from fabric printed in England in the late eighteenth century.
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
6.625 (W) x 3.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.828 (W) x 9.525 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Quilt 1962.0100 A published: Chapter 3, p. 76Chapter: 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 plate printing, p. 11-12, 61-66