Window hanging (Valance)
Museum Object Number1952.0344.004 |
Object Name
Window hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Place of Origin
United States, North America
Origin Notes
Part of a set of four matching window valances made in the first half of the 20th century with fabric printed in the late 18th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
Rouen, France, Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was printed in France in the late eighteenth century.
Date
1934-1952
Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label
1. Label; lower right hand corner; typed in black ink, "3 M BLUE RM. north Window Val. July-Aug-Sept"
2. Label; upper right hand corner; stamped in red ink, "SEASON 3"
Materials
Linen
Techniques
Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
10 (L) , 61.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.4 (L) , 156.21 (W)
Measurement Notes
Vertical design repeat: 9.5 inches. Size of wood block: 8.5 x 9.5 inches. Selvedge width: 27 inches.
Object Description
Text available soon.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Window hangings from set published: p. 115
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, p. 88; 101-104.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style and block printing, p. 11-12, 27-60