Textile, indigo resist

DateMid 18th century

MediumPlain-woven cotton

Dimensions41" x 68 5/8" (104.1 x 174.3 cm) Repeat 29" 40 warps per inch, 56 wefts per inch.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1951-298,1

DescriptionTextile document, probably once a curtain, patterned with indigo resist ("paste work") in a design that includes pheasants perched an undulating gnarled branches amid large pineapple-like flowers, pods, and leaves. Block-printed and resist-dyed in two shades of blue on white plain-woven cotton. Fade lines reveal that the textile once had 1 5/8-inch wide trimming stitched in place.
ProvenancePurchased from a Hudson Valley, New York, dealer.