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Textile fragment


Chintz
"The Padlock"
English, used in America
1770s
Place of Manufacture: England; Place of Use: United States, probably New England

Medium/Technique Plate-printed cotton plain weave
Dimensions 107.2 x 68.2 cm (42 3/16 x 26 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone
Accession Number98.1784
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextilesPrintedPlate

DescriptionRed printed textile fragment on white ground, scenes of men and women in 18th-century costume among ruins, trees, flowers, and a stone building in lower left corner
ProvenanceMiss Ellen A. Stone; Gift to the MFA, December, 1898