Object Number 1955.0636.001 B

Object Name

Window hanging (Side curtain)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

Part of a set of window hangings that consists of a valance and two side curtains made in the 20th century from 18th century printed cotton

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was printed in France in the late 18th century.

Date

1929-1955

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; lower right corner; typed in black ink, "ESSEX BD. RM. RIGHT CURTAIN LEFT WINDOW 55.636 IB"
2. Label; lower right corner; script in black ink, "July-Dec"

Subjects

Indienne

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Mordant style, Block printed

Dimensions (inches)

108 (L) , 34.75 (W) , 16.5 (Repeat Height)

Dimensions (centimeters)

274.32 (L) , 88.265 (W) , 41.91 (Repeat Height)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009). Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 60. Vertical design repeat: 16 1/4 inches.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[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 mordant style: p. 88, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, pp. 11-12