Description:
Fragment of blue and off-white resist-printed cotton with a large flowering vine pattern, which is made of four pieces seamed to match up the design and has a thread count of 48x48 threads per inch. The indigo-resist pattern (known in the 18th century as paste work) was made by applying a resist substance such as wax, starch, or (later) a chemical paste in the desired pattern to white fabric. When the fabric was dipped into the indigo bath, the substance "resisted" the dye, leaving the "waxed" fabric white. Then the wax was reapplied within each design to make multiple shades of blue; when the cloth dipped again, those areas not covered by the wax became an even deeper blue. The hem on three sides is a bound tape of similar blue resist design, in dark blue and off-white only.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton Link to share this object record:
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