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Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)
1800-1810
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Museum Object Number
1969.4562
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4562
Object Name
Textile, printed (Quilt fragment)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1810
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Quilted
Dimensions (inches)
32.75 (W) x 69.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
83.185 (W) x 176.53 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
Vertical design repeat: 15 inches
Horizontal design repeat: Does not appear to have a horizontal design repeat as the object has been cut.
Selvedge width: 24 inches, approximately as one side is part of a seam, 1/4 inches appears to be turned under within the seam.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 136, fig. 102Article: Floud, Peter. 11//1957 Richard Ovey and the Rise of the London 'Furniture Printers'. Connoisseur. 92-96.
• Information about Berlin wool-work inspired chintzes, p. 96Chapter: 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 about mordant style, p. 88, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information about mordant style, p. 11-12Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 242, C164