Description:
Wholecloth, reversible, cotton quilt made of two different fabrics, both with large floral designs - one side with red and white, block-printed and painted, cotton and linen, and the other in a possibly red resist-printed, black and white, looser weave cotton; and cotton batting. The quilting is done in a chevron pattern with white linen (possibly) thread. The resist pattern (known in the 18th century as paste work) was made by applying wax, starch, or (later) a chemical paste in the desired pattern to white fabric. When the fabric was dipped into the indigo bath, the paste "resisted" the dye, leaving the "waxed" fabric white. Then the wax was reapplied within each design to make multiple shades of red; when the cloth dipped again, those areas not covered by the wax became an even deeper red.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton Link to share this object record:
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