Object Number 1952.0328 C

Object Name

Window hanging (Valance)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Winterthur (Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This window hanging was probably made in the Winterthur Sewing Room.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was printed in England c. 1770.

Date

1940-1952

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, left top corner; "52.328c / Hardenbergh Parlor / Apr Sept" (in graphite)
2. Label; reverse, left top corner; "HARDENBERGH PARLOR / VALANCE / 52.328 C-- T21" (typed)

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Block printed, Resist style, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

10.25 (H) , 56.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.035 (H) , 142.875 (W)

Measurement Notes

Width taken at upper edge. Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. Vertical design repeat: 23 inches.

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. 207, fig. 201
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94