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Textile, printed
1755-1765
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3383
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3383
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1755-1765
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on Red tag
Inscription: "drawer 3 / 69.3383 / T 18 / study / FM193" [over] "T 18 / study" (graphite, ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Resist style
Dimensions (inches)
39.5 (W) x 44.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
100.33 (W) x 113.665 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 28 inches
Selvedge width: 39 1/2 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of textile print pattern p. 204, fig. 193Book: Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern, p. 167, fig. 81Book: Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Published: p. 185, fig. 94Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11Chapter: 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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• May 1958, p. 426, fig. 9Article: Eaton, Linda. 2010 How can you resist? Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles. Antiques and Fine Art. X (5 Winter/Autumn 2010): 210-211.
• Information on paste work.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 167, C024