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Textile, printed
1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3853
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3853
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Date
1820
Subject(s)
- Classical
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Roller printed
Dimensions (inches)
36 (W) x 85 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
91.44 (W) x 215.9 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 64
Vertical design repeat: 16.5 inches
Selvedge width: 36 inches (RGW, 09/11/2012)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 276-312Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar subject matter: pl. 119.