Display Day 5

Question 1

What is this textile called

Answer 1

Pieced Block Quilt

8 point

Question 2

What type of
quilt is this?

Answer 2

Chintz Applique

Question 3

What type of quilt is this?

Answer 3

Crazy Quilt

Question 4

What type of
quilt is this?

Answer 4

Log Cabin

Question 5

What is Mauvene? Who discovered it?

Answer 5

The color purple, William Henry Perkin accidentally discovered it

Question 6

What is the importance of Mauvene?

Answer 6

Was a rare color, Hard to make and all royalty wore it because only the rich could afford it, was the rise of synthetic dyes

Question 7

How was Mauvene Discovered?

Answer 7

Perkin was a young chemist whom was searching for method of producing synthetic quinine (treatment for malaria) from coal tar

Question 8

where does the
phrase “mauve measles”
originate?

Answer 8

France

Question 9

By what year was 90% of all dyestuffs are of synthetic origin

Answer 9

1890

Question 10

What is this textile called?

Answer 10

Germantown Chief’s Blankets

Question 11

Transition Period (1863 – 1895)

Answer 11

Shift to making rugs for Anglo Market, often using aniline-dyed yarns from Germantown (Pennsylvania)
– “Eye-dazzlers” – Zigzag patterns, bright colors
– Chief’s Blankets with Brighter colors, Purple, Synthetic Dyes

Question 12

Rug Period (~ 1895 – 1940)

Answer 12

Heavier weaving, simple designs, handspun native wool
– Anglo traders (trading posts) influencing design / color palette and intermediaries with consumers
– Mix of synthetic and natural dyes used depending on trading post

Question 13

Foremost British textile designer of 19th century

Answer 13

William Morris

Question 14

What printing techniques did Morris use?

Answer 14

Wood block printing

Question 15

What kinds of dyes did morris use?

Answer 15

Natural Dyes

Question 16

What were Morris’ design/motif influences?

Answer 16

Safavid /
Turkish Influence, Ottoman Turkish, Baroque Damask

Question 17

What influence is seen in this textile?

Answer 17

Savafid Turkish

Question 18

What printingtechnique(s) was used on this textile?

■What influences are found in this textile pattern?

Answer 18

Jacquard-Woven, Byzantine, Early Renn influence

Question 19

Name fo this dress?

Technique to create the dress?

Answer 19

Delphos Gown, 1907

Silk Pleating Patented

Question 20

What kind of textile weave is
used for the robe?

Answer 20

Screen Printing

Question 21

What historic
eras were
Fortuny’s design
inspirations?

Answer 21

Classical Greek and Roman Art
– Italian Renaissance
– Persian, Middle Eastern, Far Eastern Textiles

Question 22

Which era
inspired this
textile?

Answer 22

High Renaissance