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Textile, printed
John Munns
1770-1780
Category
Textiles
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Munns (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Crayford; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.0125.002 A-C
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0125.002 A-C
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Creator (Role)
John Munns (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Crayford; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Engraved in the pattern
Inscription: "S.121." (possible printer's design number?)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
38.25 (W) x 61 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
97.155 (W) x 154.94 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 56
Vertical design repeat: 37.5 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 239, fig. 226; p. 219, pl. XVIBook: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, 101-104Catalogue: 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
• Information on John Munns printworks, p. 25; Similar: #109, p. 25.Book: Jenkins, David. 2003 The Cambridge History of Western Textiles, I & II.
• Munns printworks, p. 520Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 281, C232