Window hanging (Side curtain)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Winterthur (Maker)

    Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1977-1977

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Printed, Glazed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1977.0507.004 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1977.0507.004 A

Object Name

Window hanging (Side curtain)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Winterthur (Maker)

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

This window hanging was made at Winterthur.

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

This reproduction fabric, titled "Oriole" (1977.0506) is a licensed Winterthur fabric made by Brunschwig and Fils.

Date

1977-1977

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, fabric label; "GUEST SITTING ROOM / Left curtain / M 77.507.4 a" (typed)

Subjects

Birds

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed, Glazed

Dimensions (inches)

84 (L) , 23 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

213.36 (L) , 58.42 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Similar pattern, p. 330, fig. 380
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12
[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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312