Bedcover (Bedspread)

Museum Object Number 1952.0357.001

Object Name

Bedcover (Bedspread)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Lucy Phelps (Maker)

Ernest LoNano Interiors

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, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Paper by Dana Byrd in the object file indicates probable Connecticut origins for the crewel work. The bedcover was made from a set of bedhangings consisting of a headcloth, two side curtains, bedcover, foot base valance, two side base valances, set of two side valances and a foot valance.

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

It was altered in the 20th century by Ernest LoNano for H.F. du Pont.

Date

1930-1950

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Lower left corner, foot end; stitched in brown thread, mixed cursive and block script "Interior Decorator Ernest LoNano 127 East 59th Street, N.Y"
2. Label; lower left corner, foot end; stamped in red ink, "SEASON 2"
3. Label; lower left corner, foot end; typed in black ink, "3F - CECIL Bedspread April-May-June Oct-Nov"
4. Label; lower left corner, foot end; pencil script, "52.357.1 Cecil Rm Apr-Sept"

Materials

Linen; Wool

Techniques

Embroidered, Crewelwork

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

111.5 (L) , 87.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

283.21 (L) , 221.615 (W)

Measurement Notes

Cut out corners measure 13'' by 12.5''

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Byrd, Dana. Textile Cataloging Project Lucy Phelps Bedspread 2004.
• See manuscript for analysis of bedcover
[Article] Rowe, Anne. 1973 Crewel Embroidered Bed Hangings in Old and New England. Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
• for date range and style, see p. 365
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.