Red Copperplate-Printed Textile, "Horse and Fox"
Datec. 1770
MediumLinen warp/ cotton weft
Dimensions31 1/2" wide x 46" long.
Design repeat 36 3/8"
Thread count 52 warps per inch by 60 wefts per inch
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-346
DescriptionTextile document printed with copperplate in red on off-white ground linen and cotton. The design consists of an undulating arborescent branch with varied flowers and birds, a man on a rearing horse, a fox with a bird in its mouth, a cow with a calf, and a dog. Pieced up.ProvenanceAccording to family history this material was sent to Catherine Graff von Phul (she married William Von Phul in 1775) of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, from Europe in 1776 at the time of the birth of her first child. It was to be used for bed curtains. The tradition is that it was made in Germany, though subsequent research indicates that the document was actually printed in England. The fragments descended to Mrs. Ernest H. Powell.
ca. 1770
1840-1850, with 1790-1800 backing
ca. 1760
1812 (dated)
1780 (textile); quilted later
1786 (dated)