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Textile, printed
1805-1815
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3243
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3243
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1805-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on Red tag
Inscription: "69.3243 / T1189 / FM 319 / Study / D 40" [over] "T1189 / Study" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Cylinder printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
24.5 (W) x 86 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.23 (W) x 218.44 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 5 inches
Horizontal design repeat: 2.5
Selvedge width: 23 inches (May have been 25 inches at one time.)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 296, fig. 319Catalogue: 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 print design, p. 44, #241.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Cylinder designs.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p.255, C186