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Bedcover (Printed counterpane)
1816-1816
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
2009.0015.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase acquired through the bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
2009.0015.002
Object Name
Bedcover (Printed counterpane)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Found In New Hampshire
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This textile was printed in Britain about 1816.
Date
1816-1816
Subject(s)
- Bombardment of Algiers
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Cylinder print
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
88 (W) x 90 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
223.52 (W) x 228.6 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 11 1/4 inches
Selvedge width: 22 7/8 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Information on object and design.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant 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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104Catalogue: 2008 Cora Ginsberg: A Catalogue of exquisite & rare works of art including 17th to 20th century costume textiles & needlework, Winter 2008-2009.
• Pages 16-17.Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p.334, C325