Window hanging (Side curtain)
Museum Object Number1955.0750.002 B |
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Creator (Role)
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)
Creator Notes
The interior design firm of Ernest Lo Nano manufactured many textile furnishings (curtains, upholstery, bed hangings, etc.) for Henry Francis du Pont between 1929 and 1958. Mr. du Pont mainly worked with Ernest S. Lo Nano Jr (1901 to 1958), who was proprietor of the shop from 1935-1958. Mr.du Pont was quite clear that Lo Nano did not act as the interior designer at Winterthur. Rather, Lo Nano was the curtain maker and upholsterer. Jeni Sandberg has conducted much of the primary research on Lo Nano. See the manuscripts, notes in file "Lo Nano" in textile curator's office.
Place of Origin
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as having been manufactured in Italy, this side curtain was made by Ernest LoNano Interiors in New York City between 1930 and 1950.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as having been woven in Italy between 1720 and 1750, this fabric was probably woven in Europe between 1775 and 1825.
Date
1929-1955
Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label
1. Label; Reverse, bottom left, pinned on tag; "55.70.2a/Port Royal Bed./Oct-Mar" (graphite)
2. Label; Reverse, bottom left, twill tape tag; "55.750.5" (typed)
3. Label; Reverse, bottom left, twill tape tag; "2 E -- PORT ROYAL/Pr. Curtains, left window/July-Aug-Sept-Oct" (typed)
4. Label; Reverse, bottom left, woven cloth tag; "Interior Decorator/ERNEST LO NANO/127 EAST 59th St. N.Y." (woven)
Materials
Silk; Linen
Techniques
Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
114.25 (L) , 29.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
290.195 (L) , 74.295 (W)
Object Description
Text available soon.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
[Book] Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
• Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194