Description:
Cylinder-printed blue and white plain weave cotton toile using a 10" long vertical repeat depicting everyday/farming scenes. While cylinder printing using an engraved metal roller allowed for faster production of printed toiles, the shorter repeat, which is significantly shorter than the copperplate-printed designs, created smaller scenes that were less detailed, and contributed in part to the genre’s decline by the second decade of the 19th century. The Pastoral Scene was owned in the household of Dennis Stebbins, Asa Stebbins' nephew.
Label Text:
By the end of the 18th century, choices in textiles proliferated with improved technology and expanded trade. The British perfected printed textiles to give the effect of painted figures. Within a few years, roller printing enhanced the speed of manufacture and choices in design. Later toiles have busier figures and smaller repeats. The Pastoral Scene was owned in the household of Dennis Stebbins, Asa Stebbins' nephew. All of these decorative themes connote playfulness and leisure.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton Link to share this object record:
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