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Textile, printed
1830-1840
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2004.0040.003
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Jan Whitlock Textiles
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Object Number
2004.0040.003
Object Name
Textile, printed
Category
Textiles
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "2004. / 40.3" [over] "T93.1?" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
21.75 (W) x 21.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.245 (W) x 53.975 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 80
Vertical design repeat: 14.75 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hefford, Wendy. 1992 The Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Design for Printed Textiles in England from 1750 to 1850.
• Similar fabric to T93: p. 123, plate 142Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p.264, C207