Unknown
Chinoiserie Figures Block Printed in Two Shades of Indigo Blue
1749-1769
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Unknown
Chinoiserie Figures Block Printed in Two Shades of Indigo Blue
1749-1769
Physical Qualities
Cotton, 33 x 38 1/2 in. (83.8 x 97.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann D. Woodward, Baltimore, in Honor of Dorothy McIlvain Scott
Object Number
2006.177
Short retangular length of unbleached plain woven cotton resist-dyed with a chinoiserie pattern depicting Chinese figures, block printed in two colors of indigo blue with pin-work or picotage. Design includes seated man with dear, standing woman with boy, boy waving a flag, seated monkey (?), various birds, butterflies, and floral designs and a boat on waves with a canopy under which are two figures--one seated and one kneeling.
The textile is block-printed with indigo blue in two shades with picotage dots adding features and detail. No slevages are present. The fabric is cut and unfinished on all four sides.
This piece has been used right side down and sewn to batting and probably another layer of cloth as a quilted cover.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2006; Ann D. Woodward, Baltimore, MD by purchase, 1970s; Ann Arbor Antique Fair, Ann Arbor, MI.
Florence Pettit. America's Printed and Painted Fabrics.
Florence Montgomery. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700 - 1850.
Christies: South Kensington. The Ikle Collection, Tuesday 7 November 1989.
Dena Katzenberg, Blue Traditions, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, p. 147, Cat. # 62. Same print from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Florence Montgomery, English and American Printed Textiles, Cotton and Linen 1700-1850, pp. 194-211, especially p. 195, fig. 182. (similar, not same print)
The Collection Online, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 40.131. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/13798?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=40.131&pos=1
Florence Montgomery. Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens, 1700 - 1850.
Christies: South Kensington. The Ikle Collection, Tuesday 7 November 1989.
Dena Katzenberg, Blue Traditions, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, p. 147, Cat. # 62. Same print from Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
Florence Montgomery, English and American Printed Textiles, Cotton and Linen 1700-1850, pp. 194-211, especially p. 195, fig. 182. (similar, not same print)
The Collection Online, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 40.131. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/13798?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=40.131&pos=1
Manufacturer
Unknown
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
