Textiles (Furnishing)
Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1940-1952
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Raised style, Discharge style, Direct style
1952.0330 A
Object Number1952.0330 A |
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
This side curtain was made at Winterthur or New York City.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
This fabric was printed in England between 1825 and 1840.
1940-1952
1. Label; Pinned on tag; "52.330a / Lebanon Room / Jan-June" [over] "T1215" (graphite)
2. Label; Pinned on tag; "LEBANON PARLOR / LEFT CURTAIN / 52.330" (typed)
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Raised style, Discharge style, Direct style
52.75 (L) , 26 (W) , 18.25 (Repeat Height)
133.985 (L) , 66.04 (W) , 46.355 (Repeat Height)
Vertical repeat per T Book Vol VII, no. 1215.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 175, fig. 152
[Thesis] Parks, Sarah. 2010 Britain, Brazil, and the Trade in Printed Cottons, 1827-1841. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
• For context, see thesis.
[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 print styles, p. 88; 108-111.
[Other] Delphia, Rachel. Verifying Origins: A Historical Analysis of a Printed Cotton Textile Group at Winterthur.
• Information on dye and print technology.