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Textile, printed
1789-1790
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1982.0325
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. P. W. Yeatman, in memory of Erma Armstrong Street
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Object Number
1982.0325
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This textile was printed in England in about 1790. Blue threads are present in the selvedge.
Date
1789-1790
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Copper plate printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
57.5 (H) x 27.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
146.05 (H) x 69.85 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same pattern, pl. XCArticle: Standen, Edith A. 11//1964 English Washing Furnitures. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 23 (3): 109-124.
• Textile with same pattern (details), p.124Chapter: 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, 101-14Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11