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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1815-1825
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.0125.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0125.001
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The facing fabric on this quilt was printed at the Printworks of John Marshall in Manchester, England between 1815 and 1825. The backing fabric was probably printed in England between 1815 and 1820.
Date
1815-1825
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Printed
- Woven (plain)
- Raised style
- Roller printed
- Block printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
74.5 (W) x 82.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
189.23 (W) x 210.185 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Obverse (T162): Vertical design repeat: 21 3/8 inches; Horizontal design repeat: No -scenes cut; Selvedge width: 21.50 inches - this measurement has been approximated as the panel has been stitched into the quilt and the selvedge is not visible on either side
Reverse (T246): Vertical design repeat: 5.5 inches. Selvedge width: 22 5/8 inches - an approximate measurement as both selvedge edges have been sewn into seams
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: p. 55; information on poem and printed textiles, pp. 51, 56.Catalogue: 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. 36, #188 (T162)Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 298, fig. 324. (T246)Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 278, fig. 298. (T162)Article: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Winterthur Primer: A Look at Fabrics on Early American Quilts. Antiques and Fine Art.
• Published: p. 310, fig. 1 (T162)Book: Joyce, Henry. 2003 Art of the Needle :.
• Similar quilt: p 34 (Shelburne Museum)Chapter: 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.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: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 269, C212Article: Wigston-Smith, Chloe. 2015 The Empire Home: Global Domestic Objects and The Female American (1767). Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies.