Object Number 1957.1285.013

Object Name

Bed hanging (Headcloth)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

This headcloth was made from an 18th century quilted panel in the early 20th century at Winterthur or in New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

Marseilles, Provence, France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This white cotton fabric is a very finely quilted trapunto panel quilted in swirling floral and vine patterns, indicating it was made in Marseilles, France, between 1700-1750.

Date

1929-1957

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; upper left corner; "57.1285.13 Patuxent Nov-Mar" (in graphite)
2. Label; upper left corner; "PATUXENT BED RM HEADCLOTH 57.1285.13" (typed in black ink)
3. Label; upper left corner; "SEASON 4" (stamped in red ink)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Corded, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

67 (H) , 73.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

170.18 (H) , 187.007 (W)

Measurement Notes

from Quilts in a Material World list

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.