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Textile, printed
1845-1855
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3838
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3838
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1845-1855
Subject(s)
- George Washington
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Roller printed
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
32 (W) x 72.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.28 (W) x 184.15 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 344, fig. 405Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Same pattern from New York Historical Society, p. 81.Book: 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, 101-104Thesis: 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. 276-312