1952.0357.005 Bed Hanging, Valance
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Bed hanging (Valance)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Place of Origin:

    Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    United States, North America

  • Date:

    1929-1952

  • Materials:

    Linen; Wool

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Embroidered, Crewelwork

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0357.005


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Object Number

1952.0357.005

Object Name

Bed hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Part of a set of bed hangings made in the 20th century, consisting of a headcloth, two side curtains, bedcover, foot base valance, two side base valances, set of two side valances and a foot valance embroidered in the late 18th to early 19th centuries.

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was probably embroidered in the United States between 1700-1800.

Date

1929-1952

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; top left corner; stamped in red ink, "SEASON 2"
2. Label; top left corner; typed in black ink, "3 F - CECIL Bed Valence (sic) - top Oct-Nov April- May- June"
3. Label; top left corner; pencil script, "Cecil Rm 52.357.5 Apr-Sept"
4. Label; top left corner; in pencil, "52.357.5-.7 American 1725-1775 " pencil line divides tag in half, below line "this ->.5 20th century"

Materials

Linen; Wool

Techniques

Woven (plain), Embroidered, Crewelwork

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 68 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.02 (H) , 172.72 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Journal] The Magazine Antiques.
Published: Vol. 70 (Dec. 1956) p. 530
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.