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Gown (Dressing gown or robe)
1715-1725
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
England or France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.4671
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4671
Object Name
Gown (Dressing gown or robe)
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
England or France; Europe
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This gown is made from textiles that were printed in England c. 1720.
Date
1715-1725
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009)
T193: Montgomery determined warps per inch: 52; Vertical design repeat: 13 9/16 inches; Horizontal design repeat: No - side motifs not completed; Selvedge width: 39 inches
T194: Montgomery determined warps per inch: 52; Vertical design repeat: 3.75 inches; Horizontal design repeat: No - side motifs not completed; Selvedge width: 39 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 119, fig. 75 a, b, reference to India influence.Book: Waugh, Nora. 1987 The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930.
• See p. 68, fig. 23a. for a similar exampleBook: 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
• Similar textile, #2, pl.1.1; Peter Flood - origins of outer fabricBook: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 152, C002, C002a, C002b