Object Number 1984.0601.002

Object Name

Slip cover

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Winterthur (Maker)

A. H. Lee (Fabric manufacturer)

Lee Behren Silks, Ltd. (Printer)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This slip cover was made by the Winterthur Sewing Room.

Secondary Place of Origin

Plainview, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This reproduction fabric was printed in 1969 by Lee Behren Silks, Ltd.

Date

1969-1984

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, pinned on tag; "for / 60.1066.1" (recto) "84.601.2" (verso), in graphite

Subjects

Chinoiserie

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Printed, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

2.5 (H) , 16.5 (L) , 21 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.35 (H) , 41.91 (L) , 53.34 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements overall

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 265, fig. 274
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Textile with same pattern, no. 7
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with same pattern, p. 27 #115
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.