Window hanging (Valance and tails or cascades)

Museum Object Number 1956.0610.002 C

Object Name

Window hanging (Valance and tails or cascades)

Title

Ducks

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)

Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)

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.

Date of Birth

1680

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This window hanging was made by Ernest LoNano Interiors of New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric is a reproduction printed by Tassinari & Chatel in Lyon, France in 1911.

Date

1941-1956

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, pinned on tag; "56.610.2 c / FRANKLIN Rm / APR - SEPT" (graphite)
2. Label; reverse corner, tape tag; "2 K - FRANKLIN / left window Valance / July to April" (typed)

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed

Construction Description

Hand-woven

Dimensions (inches)

44 (L) , 53 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

111.76 (L) , 134.62 (W)

Measurement Notes

OL is of one tail, OW is W of swag

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Fabric published: p. 186, discussed p.184
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 96
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220, plate XIV, p. 218.