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On Display: House - Pennypacker Hall W/Window
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1930-1955
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0648 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0648 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 consisting of a valance and two side curtains made in the 20th century from cotton printed in the 1850s
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric was printed in England between 1852 and 1856.
Date
1930-1955
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: typed in black ink, "Penny Packer Hall 1 pr July-Oct"
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: script in black ink, "Penny Packer 1 pr Summer"
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: script in black ink, "55.648a"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Roller printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
37.25 (W) x 93.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
94.615 (W) x 237.49 (L)
Measurement Notes
Size of curtain includes fringe.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Montgomery determined warps per inch: 76
Vertical design repeat: 18 1/4
Selvedge width: 26 1/2 inches (RGW, 02/25/2014)