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1980.0109.001 Textile, printed, .002 Textile, printed, before conservation treatment
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Textile, printed
1760-1780
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1980.0109.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. Charles E. Rockwell in memory of Marcia Lawrence Rockwell
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Object Number
1980.0109.001
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1780
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Block printed
- Woven (plain)
- Resist style
Dimensions (inches)
33.5 (W) x 36.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
85.09 (W) x 92.075 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Printed textile with similar pattern, p. 151, fig. 72Article: Eaton, Linda. 2010 How can you resist? Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles. Antiques and Fine Art. X (5 Winter/Autumn 2010): 210-211.
• Textile with same pattern: p. 211, bottom figure; Information on paste work: pp. 210-211Book: 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, 92-94