Object Number 1957.1345.003 C

Object Name

Window hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This is part of a set of window hangings made at Winterthur in the mid-20th century.

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was probably made in Europe between 1820-1880.

Date

1940-1957

Materials

Silk; Linen

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

14 (L) , 43 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.56 (L) , 109.22 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are overall

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] King, Thomas. The Upholsterers' Accelerator.
• Examples of piped valances: plates 31 and 32
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 167