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Curtain
1845-1855
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1979.0058.050 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elric George Endersby
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Object Number
1979.0058.050 A
Object Name
Curtain
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1845-1855
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
- Roller printed
Dimensions (inches)
35.25 (W) x 116 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
89.535 (W) x 294.64 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Chapter: 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: p. 88, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Bunt, Cyril G. E. & Rose, Ernest A. 1957 Two Centuries of English Chintz 1750-1950.
• Similar design, p. 54, fig. 54 (back of book, no pg #)