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Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
c. 1829 (1819-1839)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United Kingdom or France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3836
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3836
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United Kingdom or France; Europe
Date
c. 1829 (1819-1839)
Subject(s)
- Andrew Jackson
- President
- Government
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Cylinder printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
86.5 (W) x 87.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
219.71 (W) x 222.885 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 84.
Vertical design repeat: 14 1/4 inches.
Selvedge width: 24 1/2 inches (at least).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Quilt with same print pattern, p. 154Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern: p. 341, fig. 401Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Similar pattern, no. 291Thesis: 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: 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