Museum Object Number1955.0631 C |
Window hanging (Valance)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
United States, North America
This window hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
England or France, United Kingdom or France, Europe
This fabric was probably printed in England or France c. 1839.
1929-1969
1. Label; Reverse, upper left, pinned on tag; "55.631/c/T119.1" (graphite)
2. Label; Reverse, upper right, cloth; "ESSEX-ALBANY HALL (3 KK)/valance/July-Aug-Sept (3)" (typed)
Andrew Jackson; George Washington; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; John Q. Adams; President; Political figure
Cotton
Woven (plain), Roller printed, Cylinder printed, Mordant style
14.5 (L) , 59.5 (W) , 14.25 (Repeat Height)
36.83 (L) , 151.13 (W) , 36.195 (Repeat Height)
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 84. Vertical design repeat: 14 1/4 inches. Selvedge width: 24 1/2 inches (at least).
Text available soon.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Variation on fabric published, pg. 154-155.
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Cornell example published on pg. 78, fig. 70.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p..341, fig. 401.
[Book] Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same pattern, no. 291
[Article] Reath, N. A. 1925 Printed Fabrics. 10.
• Philadelphia Museum of Art example, published plate VIII, discussed page 152.
[Article] Phillips, John Goldsmith. 1932 Europen Printed Fabrics of the Nineteenth Century: A Special Exhibition. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 27 (3): 4.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art example, discussed, pg. 74.
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104