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Bedcover (Bedspread)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0040
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss Mary Means
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Object Number
1958.0040
Object Name
Bedcover (Bedspread)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This bedcover is made from a textile was was printed in England about 1780.
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
81.25 (W) x 92.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
206.375 (W) x 234.95 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011)
Montgomery determined warps per inch: 60.
Vertical design repeat: 34 1/8 inches
Selvedge width: 27 1/2 inches (RGW, 06/03/2013)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 247, fig. 240Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 247, fig. 240Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with same pattern, #99, p. 24.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 88, 101-104.