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Bedcover (Bedspread)
1785-1790
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1962.0193
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1962.0193
Object Name
Bedcover (Bedspread)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric this bedcover is made from was printed in England between 1785 and 1790.
Date
1785-1790
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
72 (W) x 93 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
182.88 (W) x 236.22 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Vertical design repeat: 32.50 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 250, fig. 247Chapter: 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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Information on variations of the pattern.