Durant (cloth)

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Durant (also Durance, Duroy) was a glazed woolen material of the 18th century. Durant was hot-pressed with a fold in the middle, leaving a crease in the fabric. Durant was manufactured in England. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Weave

Durant was a plain weave fabric, similar to other glazed woolen cloths such as Tammy and Calamanco. [6] [7]

Use

Durant was used for quilts, upholstery [2] and clothing. [3]

References

  1. ↑ The Fredericksburg Connection: Selected Readings Tracing the History of Fredericksburg, and Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties. Historic Fredericksburg Foundation. 1980. p. 103.
  2. 1 2 Antiques. Straight Enterprises. 1967. p. 81.
  3. 1 2 Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). 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. Internet Archive. New York; London : Norton. p. 229. ISBN   978-0-393-01703-8.
  4. ↑ Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian (1959). Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. p. 51.
  5. ↑ Material History Bulletin: Bulletin D'histoire de la Culture Matérielle. History Division, Canadian Museum of Civilization and National Museum of Science and Technology. 1980. p. 52.
  6. ↑ Staples, Kathleen A.; Shaw, Madelyn C. (2013-06-25). Clothing Through American History: The British Colonial Era. ABC-CLIO. p. 273. ISBN   978-0-313-08460-7.
  7. ↑ Dow, George Francis (2012-08-09). Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Courier Corporation. p. 74. ISBN   978-0-486-15785-6.


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