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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1820-1840
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Prussian blue
Museum Object Number
1969.3062 C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3062 C
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was made in North America between about 1830 and 1850.
Secondary Place of Origin
New York; Orange or Ulster County; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The backing fabric is stamped "Walkill Sheeting". The Walkill River runs from New Jersey north and west through Orange County and through Ulster County, New York where it joins the Ronout Creek before emptying into the Hudson River near the town of Esopus. Various cotton mill were established in both counties.
The printed fabric was made in the United States or England in the 1830s.
Date
1820-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Backing
Inscription: WALKILL/Sheetings (stamped)
Type: Label
Location: Backing
Inscription: H4431 G1981 [stamped "MCO"]
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
- Prussian blue
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Cylinder printed
- Quilted
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
74.75 (W) x 88.375 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
189.865 (W) x 224.472 (L)
Measurement Notes
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 48.
Vertical Design Repeat: 13 1/8 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 4Article: Floud, Peter. 10//1957 English Printed Textiles: The Pillar Print. Antiques.
• Information on pillar printsArticle: Loscalzo, Anita B. 2010 Prussian Blue: Its Development as a Colorant and Use in Textiles, in Horton, Laurel. 2010. Uncoverings 2010: Volume 31 of the Research Papaers of the American Quilt Study Group.
• Information on Prussian BlueThesis: 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: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 291, C253.