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Book Review
Printed Textiles. English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850
03/1972 | 828 | 114
Pages: 182-183
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Reviewer:
Irwin, Francina (Irwin, Francina)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1899
places:
United States / England
subjects:
Calico-printing / Textile printing / Textiles / Cotton
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Printed Textiles. English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850 | author: Montgomery, Florence M.
Article
Scottish Eighteenth-Century Chintz and Its Design-II
10/1965 | 751 | 107
Pages: 510-515
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Author:
Irwin, Francina (Irwin, Francina)
Subjects
artists:
Levenfield Printworks
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Scotland / Edinburgh / Glasgow
subjects:
Scottish / Textiles / Chintz
subjects:
Calico-printing / Documents
subjects:
Pattern books / Design
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
15. Original Design for Block-Printed Shawl. c.1794. Ink and Water-Colour, 33 by 22 cm. (Levenfield Shawl Design Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
16. Original Design for Block-Printed Shawl. Muslin Specified as Suitable Fabric. c.1795. Water-Colour, 13 by 18.5 cm. (Levenfield Shawl Design Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
17. Original Design for Block-Printed Textile. c.1795. Ink and Water-Colour, 38.5 by 35 cm. (Levenfield Furniture and Garment Design Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
18. Block Impression. Ink and Water-Colour, 39.3 by 27.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum; E.1422-1921.)
Western art unattributed:
19. Block Impression for Furniture. Chintz. c.1785-90. Ink and Water-Colour, 52 by 37.5 cm. (Levenfield Block Impression Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
20. Block Impression for Furniture. Chintz, c.1790. Ink and Water-Colour. (Blue, Yellow and Green Indicated Only), 38 by 30 cm. (Levenfield Block Impression Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
21. Block Impression for Furniture. Chintz. c.1790. Ink and Water-Colour. (Yellow and Green Indicated Only), 32.5 by 24 cm. (Levenfield Block Impression Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
22. Block Printed Chintz. c.1790. Madder Colours with Pencilled Blue and Yellow, 38 by 46 cm. (Collection Miss Ellis Napier.)
Western art unattributed:
23. Block Impression for Garment. Chintz. c.1790. Ink and Water-Colour, 12.5 by 14.5 cm. (Levenfield Block Impression Book; Author's Collection.)
Western art unattributed:
24. Block-Printed Chintz. c.1780-85. Madder Colours with Pencilled Blue, Approx. 70.5 by 56.5 cm. (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Conn.)
Article
Scottish Eighteenth-Century Chintz and Its Design - I
09/1965 | 750 | 107
Pages: 452+454-458
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Author:
Irwin, Francina (Irwin, Francina)
Subjects
artists:
Allan, David
artists:
Foulis, Andrew
artists:
Foulis, Robert
artists:
Reid, James, Calico printer, act. 18th c.
artists:
Delacour, William
artists:
Jackson, John Baptist, printmaker and designer, ca. 1701-1780
artists:
Bell, Thomas
artists:
William Stirling & Sons
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Scotland / Glasgow / Edinburgh
subjects:
Scottish / Textiles / Chintz
subjects:
Costume / Pattern books / Design
subjects:
Calico-printing
subjects:
Sources / Documents
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
19. Linen and Cotton Block-Printed in Brown and Two Shades of Red with Pencilled Blue. About 1745. 7.5 by 12.5 cm. (Collection Mrs Macleod, Culloden House, Inverness.)
Western art unattributed:
20. Linen Block-Printed in 'Purple' (Faded to Sepia). About 1745. 4.5 by 5.6 cm. (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.)
Western art unattributed:
21. The Gentle Shepherd. Plate Printed in Sepia. c.1790. 86.4 by 68.5 cm. (Shelburne Museum, Inc., Shelburne, Vermont.) Staff Photographer: Einars J. Mengis.
Western art unattributed:
22. Here Identified as Border Design for Printed Fabric, by David Allan. Pen and Water-Colour, 30.5 by 20.5 cm. (Department of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Scotland.)
Letter
Linen and Calico Printing in Scotland
08/1962 | 713 | 104
Pages: 354
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Author:
Irwin, Francina (Irwin, Francina)
Subjects
places:
Scotland
subjects:
Calico-printing / Textiles / Research
Article
English Textile Swatches of the Mid-Eighteenth Century
06/1960 | 687 | 102
Pages: 240-243
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Author:
Montgomery, Florence M. (Montgomery, Florence M.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England
places:
Manchester
subjects:
Textiles / Cotton / Calico-printing
subjects:
Chintz
subjects:
Documents / Sources
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
English Block-Printed Textiles, Mid-Eighteenth Century. (Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.). 12. Swatch Nos.94, 95, 96. 13. Swatch Nos.88, 89.
Western art unattributed:
English Block-Printed Textiles, Mid-Eighteenth Century. (Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.). 14. Swatch Nos.90, 91. 15. Swatch Nos.92, 93. 16. Swatch Nos.97, 98. 17. Swatch Nos.99, 100.
Article
More eighteenth-century advertisements and English calico-printers
03/1960 | 684 | 102
Pages: 110+112-115
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Author:
Longfield, Ada K. (Longfield, Ada K.)
Subjects
artists:
Kilburn, William, 1745-1818
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / London
subjects:
Calico-printing / Advertisements
subjects:
Textiles / Cotton / Calico
subjects:
Sources / Newspapers
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
17. The Judgement of Paris. Paper-Impression from Copper-Plate Marked 'Nixon and Co.' (Collection G. P. and J. Baker Ltd.)
Western art unattributed:
20. Paper-Impression from Copper-Plates Inscribed on Back 'Echantillons de Walker'. (Musée de l'Impression, Mulhouse, Alsace.)
Western art unattributed:
21. Above: Paper-Impression from Copper-Plates Marked 'Ware no.53'. (Musée de l'Impression, Mulhouse, Alsace.) Below: As above, but Marked 'Ware no.48'.
Western art unattributed:
22. Handkerchief, Plate-Printed in Red. Inscribed 'Peele and Simpson Inv.' in One Corner and 'L. Barwick and Co. Ex. March 1769' in Another Corner. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London.)
Western art unattributed:
23. Paper-Impression from Copper-Plates Marked 'Jones no.68'. (Musée de l'Impression, Mulhouse, Alsace.)
Article
Early Calico Printers around London
05/1954 | 614 | 96
Pages: 135-139
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Author:
Clayton, Muriel (Clayton, Muriel; C., M.)
Author:
Oakes, Alma (Oakes, Alma)
Subjects
artists:
Haverkam family
artists:
Ware, Mary, Calico printer, act. late 18th c.
artists:
Jones, Robert, Calico printer, act. 18th c.
artists:
Mauvillon family
artists:
Ollive family
artists:
Haultain family
artists:
Talwin and Foster (firm)
artists:
Ormerod, George, Calico printer, act. mid 18th c.
artists:
Sherwin, William
dates:
1700-1899
dates:
1650-1749
places:
Kent / Crayford
places:
England / London
subjects:
Robert Jones & Co. (firm)
subjects:
Calico
subjects:
Documents
subjects:
Textiles / Cotton / Calico-printing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
2. Handkerchief from an Engraved Plate by Talwin and Foster, Bromley Hall, Middlesex. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.)
Attributed works:
3. Coverlet Printed in Wood Blocks by George Ormerod of Wallington, Surrey. Dated 1752. (Philadelphia Museum of Art.)
Attributed works:
4. Hanging Printed from Engraved Plate by Robert Jones, Old Ford, Middlesex. Dated 1769. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Attributed works:
5. Detail from Fig.6. [Handkerchief Printed from Engraved Plate by Mary Ware, Crayford, Kent. Dated 1769. (Swaisland's Fabric Printing Co.)]
Attributed works:
6. Handkerchief Printed from Engraved Plate by Mary Ware, Crayford, Kent. Dated 1769. (Swaisland's Fabric Printing Co.)
Article
William Kilburn and the Earliest Copyright Acts for Cotton Printing Designs
07/1953 | 604 | 95
Pages: 230-233
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Author:
Longfield, Ada K. (Longfield, Ada K.)
Subjects
artists:
Kilburn, William, 1745-1818
dates:
1750-1849
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Cotton / Calico-printing / Copyright / Design
subjects:
Documents
Illustrations
Attributed works:
4. Cotton Muslin, Printed in Green and Yellow. Stamped with Customs Mark and Name 'London, Brown and Co.' English, Perhaps by Kilburn, Late Eighteenth Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum. Crown Copyright.)
Western art unattributed:
2. Cotton, Printed in Red. Inscribed 'Collins Woolmer's 1766'. English, 1766. (Victoria and Albert Museum. Crown Copyright.)
Western art unattributed:
3. Cotton, Printed in Purple. English, Late Eighteenth Century. Design Perhaps by Kilburn. (Victoria and Albert Museum. Crown copyright.)
Western art unattributed:
5. Cotton, Printed in Colours. French (Jouy), Late Eighteenth Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum. Crown Copyright.)
Western art unattributed:
6. Cotton, Printed in Colours. English, Early Nineteenth Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum. Crown Copyright.)
Article
Some Eighteenth-Century Advertisements and the English Linen and Cotton Printing Industry
03/1949 | 552 | 91
Pages: 70-73
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Author:
Longfield, Ada K. (Longfield, Ada K.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / Ireland
subjects:
Advertising / Advertisements / Textile printing
subjects:
Textiles / Calico-printing / Linen / Calico / Cotton
subjects:
Documents
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
12. English Cotton printed in red. Inscribed 'Collins Woolmer's 1765' and 'Robert, Sculp.'. (National Museum, Dublin.)
Western art unattributed:
13. English Cotton printed in colours. Inscribed 'R. Iones & Co. Ianr. 1st 1769'. (Victoria and Albert Museum.)
Article
Linen and Cotton Printing in the Eighteenth Century at Ballsbridge, Dublin
06/1947 | 531 | 89
Pages: 156-159
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Author:
Longfield, Ada K. (Longfield, Ada K.)
Subjects
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Ireland / Dublin
subjects:
Linen / Textiles / Textile printing / Irish
subjects:
Documents / Techniques
subjects:
Cotton / Calico-printing
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Plate I. A-Cotton, Printed in Purple from Engraved Copper-Plates. Mark "Robinson, Balls Bridge." Dublin, Late 18th Century. Size of Repeat, 76 by 71 cm. (National Museum, Dublin). Linen and Cotton Printing in the 18th Century at Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Attributed works:
Plate I. B-Detail of a, Showing Factory Mark at Base of Pillars. Linen and Cotton Printing in the 18th Century at Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Linen and Cotton, Block-Printed in Blue. French, (Jouy), Late Eighteenth Century. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Linen and Cotton Printing in the 18th Century at Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Cotton, Printed in Red from Engraved Plates. English, (Old Ford). Marked and Dated 1761. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Linen and Cotton Printing in the 18th Century at Ballsbridge, Dublin.
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