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Textile fragment, printed
1795-1800
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3906.012
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3906.012
Object Name
Textile fragment, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1795-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Block printed
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 15 1/2 inches
Selvedge width: 28.50 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 127, fig. 87Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Published: p. 15, #54Article: Floud, Peter. 04//1957 "The Dark-Ground Floral Chintz Style". Connoisseur. CXXXIX
• See p. 174Chapter: 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, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.