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Textile, printed
1810-1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3843
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3843
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England or Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1810-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Within the engraved design
Inscription: "CS Smith" (possibly the engraver)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- War of 1812
- Washington
- George
- Jefferson
- Thomas
- Stephen Decatur
- William Bainbridge
- Madison
- James
- Jackson
- Andrew
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
72 (W) x 62.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
182.88 (W) x 158.75 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 32. 1/16 inches
Selvedge width: 24 inches (RGW, 08/20/2013)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
• page 7Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• page 65Chapter: 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, p. 88, 101-14Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 114, Fig. 5.18