Textiles (Furnishing)
United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1940-1952
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Raised style, Discharge style, Direct style
1952.0331.001 B
Object Number1952.0331.001 B |
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
United States, North America
This side curtain was made at Winterthur or New York City.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
This fabric was printed in England between 1825 and 1840.
1940-1952
1. Label; Reverse, left, pinned on tag; "52.331.1b/Lebanon B.R./JAN-JUNE" (graphite)
2. Label; Reverse, left, twill tape tag; "4 K Lebanon Bed room/2 pair Window curatins/Jan-Feb-Mar, July-Aug-Sept [over]/T1215" (typed)
3. Label; Reverser, left, twill tape tag; blank
Cotton
Woven (plain), Block printed, Raised style, Discharge style, Direct style
65 (L) , 23.5 (W) , 18.25 (Repeat Height)
165.1 (L) , 59.69 (W) , 46.355 (Repeat Height)
Vertical repeat per T Book Vol VII, no. 1215.
Text available soon.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 175, fig. 152
[Thesis] Parks, Sarah. 2010 Britain, Brazil, and the Trade in Printed Cottons, 1827-1841. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
• For context, see thesis.
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on print styles, p. 88; 108-111.
[Other] Delphia, Rachel. Verifying Origins: A Historical Analysis of a Printed Cotton Textile Group at Winterthur.
• Information on dye and print technology.