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Bedcover (Counterpane)
1780-1800
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0061.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0061.004
Object Name
Bedcover (Counterpane)
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was made in the United States.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric was possibly printed in the United States between 1780 and 1800.
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
98.5 (W) x 101 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
250.19 (W) x 256.54 (L)
Measurement Notes
Height measured along vertical first vertical seam at proper right, width measured along top edge. May be slightly larger due to creases.
Vertical design repeat: 10 inches.
Selvedge width: 38.5 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 191, fig. 177Chapter: 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, 101-104.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 156, C010, C10a