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Textile, printed
Bromley Hall Print Works
1775-1785
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bromley Hall Print Works
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3240.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3240.001
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
Bromley Hall Print Works
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1775-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on Red tag
Inscription: "69.3240.1 / T187 / study" [over] "69.3240.1 / T187 / Study / (2 study pieces) / 01 ^ up" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
27.75 (W) x 45.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
70.485 (W) x 116.205 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Vertical design repeat: 37.50 inches
Horizontal design repeat: No - the horizontal design repeat doesn't work on this particular piece of fabirc, but it might if the fabric were a bit bigger
Selvedge width: 27 3/8 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 244, fig. 237Catalogue: 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
• Textile with same pattern, #99, p. 24.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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Information on plants and paper impression.Book: Blum, Dilys E. 1997 The Fine Art of Textiles: The Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• Similar design, p. 33, fig. 43Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 214, C114