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Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
1845-1850
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Rouen; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1978.0010 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. Roea Price
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Object Number
1978.0010 A
Object Name
Textile, printed (Ex-curtain)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
Rouen; France; Europe
Secondary Place of Origin
Nantes; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The secondary fabric (T1160) was printed by Favre, Petitpierre et Cie in Nantes, France c. 1815.
Date
1845-1850
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
29 (W) x 56.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.66 (W) x 142.875 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 23.5 inches
Selvedge width: 29 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 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, 101-104Article: Floud, Peter. 11//1957 English Printed Textiles VII. Pictorial Prints of the 1820s. Antiques. 456-459.
• Textile with similar pattern, p. 458, fig. 10.Book: D'Allemagne, Henry-René & Clouzot, Henri. 1942 La Toile Imprimée et les Indiennes de Traïte. II.
• Similar: plates 76, 83, and particularly plate 155