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Quilt (Chintz applique quilt)
Mary Johnston
1793
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Johnston (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1968.0766
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Harry P. Bingham
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Object Number
1968.0766
Object Name
Quilt (Chintz applique quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Mary Johnston (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was made in North America in 1793.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The printed fabric used to create the applique design was made in England in the late eighteenth century.
Date
1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: middle of the quilt
Inscription: "MARY + 1793 + IOHNTSON" (embroidered)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Flowers
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
- Silk
Techniques
- Appliqued
- Pieced
- Embroidered
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Raised style
- Block printed
- Plate printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
96 (W) x 97.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
243.84 (W) x 248.285 (L)
Measurement Notes
Overall dimensions include the cotton fringe.
The center section of the quilt measures 78 inches long x 60.25 inches wide.
The drops are 17 - 19 inches deep.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 352, fig. 416Book: Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: page unknownBook: Holstein, Jonathan. 1973 The Pieced Quilt in the American Design Tradition.
• Referenced, not pictured, page unknownBook: Johnson, Mary Elizabeth. 1984 Flower Quilts.
• Published: page unknownBook: Hoffman, Victoria. 1991 Quilts: A Window to the Past.
• Published: page unknownChapter: 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 the mordant style and China Blue, p. 88, 97, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print styles, block printing, and plate printing, p. 11-12, 27-66