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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]

Weave

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

Use

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

References

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  1. ^ The Fredericksburg Connection: Selected Readings Tracing the History of Fredericksburg, and Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties. Historic Fredericksburg Foundation. 1980. p. 103.
  • ^ a b Antiques. Straight Enterprises. 1967. p. 81.
  • ^ a b 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.
  • ^ Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian (1959). Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. p. 51.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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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