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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1785-1795
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1964.0015
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1964.0015
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This textile was printed in England between 1785 and 1795.
Date
1785-1795
Subject(s)
- Mythological
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Pieced
- Raised style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
90.5 (W) x 94 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
229.87 (W) x 238.76 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Similar: p. 31, #155.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, pp. 51, 53-54.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 274, fig. 289,; information on print, p. 272.Chapter: 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.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p.113, fig. 5.17