Window hanging (Side curtain)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)

    Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

    J. H. Thorp & Co. (Fabric supplier)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    White Plains, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1965-1968

  • Materials:

    Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (damask)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0338.003 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1968.0338.003 A

Object Name

Window hanging (Side curtain)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)
The interior design firm of Ernest Lo Nano manufactured many textile furnishings (curtains, upholstery, bed hangings, etc.) for Henry Francis du Pont between 1929 and 1958. Mr. du Pont mainly worked with Ernest S. Lo Nano Jr (1901 to 1958), who was proprietor of the shop from 1935-1958. Mr.du Pont was quite clear that Lo Nano did not act as the interior designer at Winterthur. Rather, Lo Nano was the curtain maker and upholsterer. Jeni Sandberg has conducted much of the primary research on Lo Nano. See the manuscripts, notes in file "Lo Nano" in textile curator's office.

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

J. H. Thorp & Co. (Fabric supplier)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This is part of a set of window hangings made between 1965 and 1968 by Ernest LoNano Interiors of New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

White Plains, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made in 1968 by Brunschwig and Fils.

Date

1965-1968

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; lower right corner; "68.338.3aCHINESE PARLOR Apr-Jun" (in graphite)
2. Label; lower right corner; "Ernest LoNano Interiors New York, NY" in brown script and block print -Interiors New York, NY in block- on tan ground

Materials

Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

122 (H) , 69 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

309.88 (H) , 175.26 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
Window hanging from set published: p. 88
[Book] Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.