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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1760
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3903
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3903
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was probably made in Europe or North American.
Secondary Place of Origin
Aix; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The facing fabric was printed by Grignoux Freres in Aix-en-Provence, France in 1760.
Date
1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: on fabric
Inscription: "LA MANUFACTURE DE GIGNOUX FRERES ~/ RROIR D'AIX BON ET PETIT TEINT 1760"
Type: Label
Location: on tag
Inscription: "2C- Maple/ Bedspread, Guest/ April-May- June/ Nov-Dec."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Quilted
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
82 (W) x 96.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
208.28 (W) x 245.745 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Information on Gignoux Freres, p. 131Book: Schoeser, Mary & Dejardin, Kathleen. 1991 French Textiles from 1760 to the Present. 224.
• Information on indiennes ordinaires, p. 30-31.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on block printing and mordant style, pp. 11-12, 27-60Chapter: 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, 101-104