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Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)
1790-1810
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1966.0117
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1966.0117
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This quilt is made from fabric that was printed in England between 1790 and 1810.
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Pieced
- Quilted
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched (with one small area of machine-stitching done later; see condition report)
Dimensions (inches)
103 (W) x 98 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
261.62 (W) x 248.92 (L)
Measurement Notes
Width is 93 inches without fringe. Fringe is 2.5 inches. The center is 66.5 inches long and 59 inches wide. the stitching at the top left hexagon panel has opened up.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60Chapter: 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, 101-104