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Textile, printed
"Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades"
1770-1780
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3066
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3066
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
"Lethe, or Aesop in the Shades"
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on white tag
Inscription: "T51 / 69.3066 / Dr 10" [over] "Dr 10." (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Costume
- Theater
- Literary scene
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
27 (W) x 86 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
68.58 (W) x 218.44 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52.
Vertical design repeat: 37 inches
Selvedge width: 27.25 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Similar pattern and information on dating, p. 273, fig. 287Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Information on "Lethe", p. 31, #161Article: Standen, Edith A. 1961 Garrick on Cotton. The Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club. 45 (1-2): 4.
• Information about blue threads found on piece at Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 37Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, pp. 88, 101-104Book: Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Textile with the same design, p. 19, cat. 40; p. 65, fig. 40Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 197, C082.