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Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)
1845-1855
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3826.003
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3826.003
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-window hanging)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1845-1855
Subject(s)
- American eagle
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
81.5 (W) x 10.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
207.01 (W) x 27.305 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 64.
Vertical design repeat: 12.25 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 339, fig. 397Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Information on textile with similar pattern,p. 34, # 163Book: 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, 101-104Thesis: 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. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Textile with same pattern, Chapter 6, p. 160