Object Number 1976.0500.001 C

Object Name

Window hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Winterthur (Maker)

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Scalamandré (Trim manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

These window hangings were made in the Winterthur Sewing room and completed in April 1976.

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Fabric was produced by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc of New York in 1973.. The ribbon trim was purchased from Scalamandre, Inc of New York in 1976.

Date

1976-1976

Materials

Wool; Silk

Techniques

Woven (plain), Watered (Moire), Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

20 (L) , 52 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52 (L) , 131 (W)

Measurement Notes

The returns are 5 inches. Measurements found on conservation report April 1976

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Discussion of moreen: p. 300-303.