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Textile, printed
1815-1820
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3956
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3956
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
France; Europe
Date
1815-1820
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
41.5 (W) x 93 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
105.41 (W) x 236.22 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 80.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Schoeser, Mary & Dejardin, Kathleen. 1991 French Textiles from 1760 to the Present. 224.
• Textile with similar print, p. 69Book: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Information on Corbeil Manufactory (mark found on similar design), p. 82-83Book: Bredif, Josette. 1989 Printed French Fabrics: Toiles de Jouy.
• Information on Christophe Widmer (mark found on similar design), p. 30-37Chapter: 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, pp. 11-12