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Bedcover
1750-1800
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.0073.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0073.001
Object Name
Bedcover
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
102 (W) x 108 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
259.08 (W) x 274.32 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Montgomery determined warps per inch: 52.
Vertical design repeat: 32 3/4 inches
Selvedge width: 28 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Floud, Peter. 05//1957 Printed Textiles: Copperplate Floral Desings. Antiques.
• Similar designs: fig. 1, p. 460; figs. 11-12, p. 463.Chapter: 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 print technology: pp. 87-88, 97.