//
For internal use only
On Display: House - Port Royal Stair VII
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1929-1955
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1955.0649.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1955.0649.002 A
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Part of a set of window hangings consisting of a valance, two side curtains and tie backs made in the first half of the 20th at Winterthur or New York City from early 19th century roller-printed cotton.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was printed in England, c. 1850.
Date
1929-1955
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "55.649.2a Port Royal Stair Hall" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Typed sewn on lable
Inscription: "3 Z PORT ROYAL STAIR Between 2nd and 3rd floors Pr. Window curtains -on stairs Jan-Feb-Mar, Jul-Aug-Sept" (type)
Type: Label
Location: Stamped sewn on label
Inscription: "SEASON 1 3" (ink)
Type: Inscription
Location: along lower inner side hem
Inscription: "LANDING" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American eagle
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
26.75 (W) x 116.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
67.945 (W) x 295.91 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56.
Vertical design repeat: 11.95 inches