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Textile, printed
1940-1960
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3296 B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3296 B
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1940-1960
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "69.3296b / (T162.1) / dr. 35" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
12.25 (W) x 11.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31.115 (W) x 28.575 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 11 inches
Selvedge width: 48 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 55; information on poem and printed textiles, pp. 51, 56.Book: 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, 101-104