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Textile, printed (Quilt center)
c. 1820 (1810-1830)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3247
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3247
Object Name
Textile, printed (Quilt center)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
c. 1820 (1810-1830)
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
25.75 (W) x 26.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.41 (W) x 67.31 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Vertical design repeat: 25 1/2 inches; central motif of a quilt, so there is not a proper repeat.
Selvedge width: 25 11/16 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: chapter 3, p. 83Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 356, fig. 420Catalogue: 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
• Published: p. 46, #271Book: Percival, MacIver. 1923 The Chintz Book.
• Textile with similar print, frontspiece, pl. XXVII, and pg. 59Chapter: 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: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on "mordant" style, p. 11-12Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 248, C176