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Bed hanging (Valance)
Ducks
Tassinari & Chatel
1941-1956
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1956.0614.005
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0614.005
Object Name
Bed hanging (Valance)
Title
Ducks
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Tassinari & Chatel (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This bed hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric is a reproduction printed by Tassinari & Chatel in Lyon, France in 1911.
Date
1941-1956
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on fabric label
Inscription: "FRANKLIN / BED LEFT" (ink)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "56.614.5 / T83" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Sewn on fabric label
Inscription: "2 K - FRANKLIN / left bottom Bed Valence / Alternate set / July-Aug-Sept" (typed)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Linen
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Mordant style
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
17.25 (H) x 90 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.81 (H) x 228.6 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements overall.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Fabric published: p. 186, discussed p.184Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 96Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 235, fig. 220, plate XIV, p. 218, in red.