Durant (cloth)

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]

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. Antiques. Straight Enterprises. 1967. p. 81.
  3. 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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