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Quilt (Pieced quilt)
1876-1900
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3832
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3832
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was probably made in the United States in the late 19th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The textile used as backing fabric was printed in England about 1785.
Date
1876-1900
Subject(s)
- George Washington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Allegory
- Centennial
- Political figure
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Pieced
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
- Quilted
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
87 (W) x 91.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
220.98 (W) x 231.775 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p. 143; information on print: pp. 142-43.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 114, pl. 1Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• See p. 116, pl. 21Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• T114: Textile with same pattern, p. 280, fig. 300; information on the textile design: pp. 279-282.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
• T114: Published: p. 34, #179.Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• T114: Similar: pl. 131.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• T115: Textile with same print, p. 282, fig. 301Article: Donnell, Edna. 07//1933 Portraits of Eminent Americans after Drawings by Du Simitiere. Antiques. 24 (1): 17-21.
• T115: Textile with same print, p. 18Book: Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• T114 and T115: Similar: pp. 154-155.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