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Valance
1755-1765
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.1929.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1929.001
Object Name
Valance
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
This valance is made from fabric that was probably printed in England in about 1760.
Date
1755-1765
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
56.25 (W) x 9.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
142.875 (W) x 24.765 (L)
Measurement Notes
Selvedge width is about 32 inches.
Incomplete vertical design.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Pappas, Andrea. 2023 Embroidering the Landscape: Women, Art and the Environment in British North America, 1740 - 1770.
• Published: p. 37, fig. 14Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 197, fig. 185Chapter: 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 "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with similar print, p. 11, #14Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: pp. 162-163, C018