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Bed hanging (Curtain)
1830-1850
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Alsace; France; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3983.006
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3983.006
Object Name
Bed hanging (Curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Alsace; France; Europe
Date
1830-1850
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Plate printed
Dimensions (inches)
55.5 (H) x 42.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
140.97 (H) x 107.95 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 80
Vertical design repeat: 17 inches
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Salmon, Larry & Carlano, Marianne. 1987 French Textiles from the Middle Ages through the Second Empire.
• Similar: fig. 144; Information on design pattern; pp. 164-165.Book: Tuchscherer, Jean-Michel. 1972 The Fabrics of Mulhouse & Alsace 1801-1850.
• Similar: fig. 94. Information on Zielius; p. 31.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104Thesis: 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. 276-312Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Similar foliage vignettes: Plate LXXV