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Textile, printed
L'Histoire de Joseph
1810-1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Nantes; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3848.006
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3848.006
Object Name
Textile, printed
Title
L'Histoire de Joseph
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Nantes; France; Europe
Origin Notes
The textile was printed by Favre Petitpierre et Cie in Nantes, France, c. 1810.
Date
1810-1820
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
13 (W) x 23.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.02 (W) x 59.69 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60.
Vertical design repeat: 22.25 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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, 101-104Thesis: 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: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Information on the print works Favre, Petitipierre et Cie and their designs, pp. 58-59Journal: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1905-present
• Mentions Joseph interpreting Pharaoh's dream, vol. XXVII, no. 3, March 1932, p. 72Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Image of textile with same subject matter, pl. 100