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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
1848-1858
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.0446
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
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Object Number
1969.0446
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Title
General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Per T book, this fabric was printed in the United States c. 1848.
Date
1848-1858
Subject(s)
- Zachary Taylor
- Military
- Political figure
- President
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Printed
- Quilted
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
82.5 (W) x 86 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
209.55 (W) x 218.44 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 76.
Vertical design repeat: 15 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 7, p 173Article: Ledbetter, Kathryn. 2012 Textiles, Print Culture and Nation Building in the 1840s. Uncoverings. 33: 89-114.
• Published, with discussion of design source material, p. 89-114Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same pattern, No. 308Article: Lewittes, Esther. 10//1941 Mexican War on Printed Cottons. Antiques. 40: 212-215.
• Textile with same pattern, p 214, fig 4Catalogue: Powell, G. Julie. 2000 The Fabric of Persuasion: 200 Years of Political Quilts.