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Quilt (Pieced quilt)
1830-1845
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3058
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3058
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in North America between 1830 and 1845.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The backing fabric (T128) was printed in England in about 1820.
Date
1830-1845
Subject(s)
- Jackson
- Andrew
- Benjamin Franklin
- George Washington
- Lafayette
- Commodore Bainbridge
- Commodore Decatur
- Barbary pirates
- War of 1812
- Military
- Maritime
- Political figure
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Pieced
- Roller printed
- Cylinder printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
76 (W) x 88.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
193.04 (W) x 224.79 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Vertical design repeat: 13.5 inches.
Selvedge width: 24 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p 148Article: Little, Frances, et al. 01//1937 Notes. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 32 (1): 15-20.
• Published: p 19, description of the print on the quilt reverseBook: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 338, fig. 395Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 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, 101-104Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: pp. 270-271, C215.