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Textile, printed
1848-1848
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3332.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3332.002
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1848-1848
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on red tag
Inscription: " Dr. 25 / T122 / 69.3332.2" [over] "T122 / 69.3332.2" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Zachary Taylor
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Roller printed
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
51 (W) x 6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
129.54 (W) x 15.24 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 72
Vertical design repeat: incomplete, but other examples are 27.5 inches (RGW, 08/07/2012)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p. 153; information on General Zachary Taylor, p. 149.Other: Cover illustration, Ciba Review, No. 76: Oct 1949. Cover. Journal: Ciba Review. Ciba Limited 1937-1970
• Published: Cover illustrationArticle: 06//1948 Texian Campaign Decorates Pottery, Glassware and Textiles. Antiques. 53: 444-45, 447.
• Published: p. 445Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 345, fig. 407Article: Lewittes, Esther. 10//1941 Mexican War on Printed Cottons. Antiques. 40: 212-215.
• Similar: pp. 212-215Book: 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, 101-104Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Similar: fig. 199, p. 124; Information on the print pattern and subject matter: p. 124