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Window hanging (Curtain)
Ducks
Talwin and Foster, Bromley Hall Print Works
1765-1775
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Talwin and Foster (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
London; Middlesex; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1967.0066.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1967.0066.002
Object Name
Window hanging (Curtain)
Title
Ducks
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Talwin and Foster (Fabric manufacturer); Bromley Hall Print Works
Place of Origin
London; Middlesex; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1765-1775
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
40 (W) x 86 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
101.6 (W) x 218.44 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 44.
Vertical design repeat: 37 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220, plate XIV, p. 218, in red.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
• See p. 23 entry 93Book: Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Information on manufacturer: p. 156Article: Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Similar textile published: p. 557Chapter: 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: Sayer, Robert & Pillement, Jean Baptiste. 1959 Ladies Amusement or Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy (orig. c. 1760).
• Plate 77. Drawn by C. Fenn and engraved by P Benazech.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 179, C047