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Window hanging (Valance)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0631 C
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0631 C
Object Name
Window hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This window hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
England or France; United Kingdom or France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was probably printed in England or France c. 1839.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, upper left, pinned on tag
Inscription: "55.631/c/T119.1" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, upper right, cloth
Inscription: "ESSEX-ALBANY HALL (3 KK)/valance/July-Aug-Sept (3)" (typed)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Andrew Jackson
- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- John Q. Adams
- President
- Political figure
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Cylinder printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
59.5 (W) x 14.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
151.13 (W) x 36.83 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2011).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 84.
Vertical design repeat: 14 1/4 inches.
Selvedge width: 24 1/2 inches (at least).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Variation on fabric published, pg. 154-155.Book: Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
• Cornell example published on pg. 78, fig. 70.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p..341, fig. 401.Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same pattern, no. 291Article: Reath, N. A. 1925 Printed Fabrics. 10.
• Philadelphia Museum of Art example, published plate VIII, discussed page 152.Article: Phillips, John Goldsmith. 1932 Europen Printed Fabrics of the Nineteenth Century: A Special Exhibition. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 27 (3): 4.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art example, discussed, pg. 74.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. 276-312Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant 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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104