Object Number 1968.0339.001

Object Name

Window hanging (Valance)

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

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric used to make this valance was manufactured by Brunschwig & Fils of New York c. 1965. The tape binding the valance was made in America in the 19th century.

Date

1965-1968

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, upper left on paper tag; "68.339.1 / Queen Anne / Dining Room" (in graphite)
2. Label; reverse, upper left on twill tape; "Queen Anne / Dining Rm" (in ink)

Materials

Wool; Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Watered (Moire), Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

10.75 (H) , 36 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.31 (H) , 91.44 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Discussion of moreen: p. 300-303.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 168