Artifact: Cotton Quilt
Materials: Resist-dyed cotton
Dimensions: 86 x 73 1/2 in. (218.4 x 186.7 cm)
Date: Ca. 1760-1780
Origin: United States, Connecticut
Collection: LACMA
License: Public Domain
Ledger Entry: Cotton
Department: Textile
Customer: Francis Triplet Sr.
Ledger Page: 128
Imported From: Most of the textiles sold in the Ramsay store were either produced and imported from England, or imported to the colonies through England.
Product Description
While cotton does refer to fabrics made of the material cotton, there were also woolen fabrics as well. Cottons made from the material cotton were popular for clothing because they were light weight and breathable.
Citation: Florence M. Montgomery. Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a Dictionary Based on Original Documents : Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth. (New York :Norton, 1984), 206.;
Historical Price: 14.5 pence per yard; Modern USD: $13.6
Product Variations
The databases record twenty-one sales listed as “cotton” in addition to various types of cotton fabric such as calico, humhum, muslin, and nankeen. The Ramsay store sold multiple grades and types of cotton fabrics listed from No. 1-5. The prices range from six and a half pence to twenty-two shillings per yard.
