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On Display: House - Nemours Room
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
1820-1825
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3952
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3952
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was probably made in North America between 1820 and 1825.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The printed fabric used to make this quilt was printed in England c. 1820.
Date
1820-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: sewn to corner
Inscription: written: "Nemours room For Guests."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Architecture
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Pieced
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Cylinder printed
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
74 (W) x 91.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
187.96 (W) x 231.775 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 52 (T139).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 7, p. 177Article: 08//1946. Antiques. 50 (2)
• Textile with same print (T139) Cover of August issue, see p. 89.Thesis: 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: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 357, C367