Object Number 1952.0325.002 C

Object Name

Bed hanging (Side curtain)

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

A set of bed hangings were made at Winterthur in the first half of the 20th century from fabric printed c. 1770.

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe or North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric for this valance is of unknown origin.

Date

1940-1952

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; lower corner near head of bed; "HARDENBERGH BED RM. / BED SIDE CURTAIN / LEFT (HEAD) / 52.325 C" (typed)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed, Resist

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

74.25 (H) , 19.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

188.59 (H) , 49.53 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements taken from 1953.0325.002 B, as curtain C is inaccessible.

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. 201, fig. 188
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 39