Quilt, Copperplate-Printed Cotton Wholecloth
Date1780-1810
Artist/Maker
Talwin & Foster, Bromley Hall Print Works
MediumCotton top; cotton backing (old sheets); cotton batting
DimensionsOH: 109"; OW: 105"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1971-132
DescriptionRectangular whole-cloth quilt made of a copperplate-printed textile in red on natural tabby-woven cotton. The textile is printed in a pattern of irises and tall grasses. The quilting is worked through cotton batting to a backing of reused sheets made of natural tabby-woven cotton. The quilting pattern is one of large diamond lozenges centered with 4-petal flowers, surrounded by border of smaller diamonds. The photograph shows a detail.ProvenancePurchased from New York dealer and possibly used in America.
1750-1780
1840-1850, with 1790-1800 backing
1840-1855
1740-1800
1700-1725
1800-1825
1850-1870, backed with ca. 1790 Copperplate
1750-1790, remade 1810-1830