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Quilt (Pieced medallion quilt)
1820-1840
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0120.030 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0120.030 A
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced medallion quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in c. 1820-1840.
Secondary Place of Origin
Bromley Hall; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The backing fabric used on this quilt was printed at Bromley Hall in London, England, in about 1780.
Date
1820-1840
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Printed
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
104.75 (W) x 102 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
266.065 (W) x 259.08 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
T1086 (backing fabric):
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56.
Vertical design repeat: 37.5 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Brackman, Barbara. 1993 Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.
• See p. 173, no. 1262a for an example of a similar block in the "Windmill" design.Article: Morris, Barbara J. 06//1957 English Printed Textiles: Copperplate Bird Designs. Antiques. 71: 556-559.
• Paper impression of same design T1086), p. 558, fig. 10Chapter: 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 and copper plate printing, p. 11-12 and 61-66Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 183, C055