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Bed hanging (Valance)
Ernest LoNano Interiors, Hartmann et Fils
1935-1935
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1955.0635.004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0635.004 A
Object Name
Bed hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker); Hartmann et Fils (Printer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This bed hanging was made by Ernest LoNano Interiors of New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Munster; Alsace; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The main fabric was printed by Hartmann et Fils in Munster, France in about 1800.
Date
1935-1935
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: "55.635.4 a / Essex Bedroom / Jan - June" (in graphite)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, cloth
Inscription: "3 H - ESSEX / Right top BED VAL. / Jan - Feb - Mar." (typed)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, twill label
Inscription: "SEASON 1 2" (stamped in red)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Indienne
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Block printed
- Quilted
Dimensions (inches)
12 (H) x 78.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.48 (H) x 199.39 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 88.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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 print, pl. LXXII (72)Book: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Textile with same print, pl. 67Book: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1961 Painted and Printed Textiles from A.D. 800 to 1961. 63.
• Related fabric: p. 28Manuscript: 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 and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12