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Textile, printed
1750-1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1966.0014
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1966.0014
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: "66.14 / T1012 / dr. 2" [over] "66.14 / T1012" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Resist style
Dimensions (inches)
30.25 (W) x 17.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76.835 (W) x 45.085 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Vertical design repeat: 10.50 inches
Horizontal design repeat: One pattern repeat at 15.25 inches, minus a second full pattern repeat by 3 9/16 inches
Selvedge width:30 7/16 inches, not a full selvedge width
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11Chapter: 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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Block Prints: Blue Resist: Reference to this object being similar to those in a PA German collection.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 177, C045