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On Display: House - Essex Room
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1929-1955
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0636.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0636.001 A
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
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/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: typed in black ink, "ESSEX BD. RM. LEFT CURTAIN LEFT WINDOW 55.636.IA"
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: script in blue ink on one side, "Essex Rm. 55.636.2a 55.636.2c Block-print on linen France Late 18th century" and "Jul-Dec" in pencil on reverse
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Indienne
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
34.75 (W) x 108 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
88.265 (W) x 274.32 (L)
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.