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Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)
Charles Swainson
1830-1840
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Swainson (Designer and printer)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3312
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3312
Object Name
Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Charles Swainson (Designer and printer)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on handwritten label
Inscription: "1969.3312 T90" [over] "Dr. 19" (ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Discharge style
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
13.25 (W) x 86.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.655 (W) x 220.345 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Vertical design repeat: 14 15/16 inches
Horizontal design repeat: N/A
Selvedge width: N/A
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 5, p. 125Book: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1960 English Printed Textiles, 1720-1836 (Catalogue of an Exhibition).
• Similar: pl. 46.Catalogue: 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
• Similar, different colorway: #266, p. 46Book: Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Similar: fig. 142, p. 122; tombstone p. 27, #142Chapter: 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 discharge style, pp. 88, 91.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, p. 12Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 264, C206