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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1800-1830
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3885
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3885
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in the United States or England.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric was printed in England c. 1800 (front) and c. 1830 (reverse).
Date
1800-1830
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
- Cylinder printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
77.5 (W) x 92.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
196.85 (W) x 234.95 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Facing fabric: T173
Montgomery determined warps per inch: 56, Vertical design repeat: 16.5 inches, Selvedge width: 23.5 inches
Backing fabric: T249
Vertical design repeat: 12.75 inches, Selvedge width: 21 inches (RGW, 04/30/2013)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: pp. 122-123Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 251, fig. 248Chapter: 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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Similar textile: #10, p. 10Thesis: 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: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 122, Fig. 5.27