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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1870-1900
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1973.0398
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Reginald P. Rose
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Object Number
1973.0398
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was constructed in the late 19th century from fabric produced in England in the early 19th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The facing fabric was printed in England between 1770 and 1790.
Date
1870-1900
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Block printed
- Quilted
- Resist style
- Woven (plain)
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
74.75 (W) x 82 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
189.865 (W) x 208.28 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Vertical design repeat: 27 inches.
Horizontal design repeat: The horizontal design repeat was not taken into account during the construction of this quilt. The pattern on the textile can be repeated horizontally, if constructed to showcase the repeat, however the horizontal design repeat does not repeat when selvedge edges are joined without manipulation.
Selvedge width: 37 5/8 inches - the measurement is approximate as the sides of the textile length have been sewn into seams and the edges are not visible (RGW, 03/15/2013).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of textile print pattern, p. 204, fig. 194Book: Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with same pattern, pp. 186, 216, fig. 95, 118Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11Chapter: 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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 165, C021