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Window hanging (Side curtain)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Mull
- Muslin
Museum Object Number
1969.3070
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3070
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This window hanging was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City between 1929 and 1969.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was probably made in Europe or North America between 1850 and 1950.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, pinned on tag, bottom left
Inscription: "69.3070/Mull/Tube 273/Case 65" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, pinned on tag, bottom right
Inscription: "69.3070/#1/1880-1910" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Mull
- Muslin
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
75 (W) x 1300 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
190.5 (W) x 3302 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Discussion of mull and muslin, p. 303-307.Electronic: Victoria and Albert Museum. Designs for Embroidered Fashion: Lady Middleton's Pattern. 06/08/2010 http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/paintings/past_exh/Lady_Middleton/index.html
• Discussion and images of late-eighteenth-century embroidered muslin used for costume in England.Book: Gostelow, Mary. 1975 A World of Embroidery. 512.
• Discussion of whitework and tambour work, p. 91-84.Book: Swain, Margaret H. 1970 Historical Needlework: A Study of Influences in Scotland and Northern England. 140.
• Discussion of tambouring, p. 91-93.Book: Marsh, Gail. 2006 18th Century Embroidery Techniques. 192.
• Discussion of whitework and Dresden work, p. 110-129.Manuscript: Kerr, Letitia Louisa. Book of patterns for work of different kinds, 1826 (Doc. 36, Downs Collection).
• Images of similar "dresdenwork" needlework patterns.Book: le Bourhis, Katell. 1989 The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815. 270.
• Chapters on "Costume in the Age of Napoleon" and "American women and rench Fashion" include images of similar fabrics from the first quarter of the nineteenth century.Book: Crill, Rosemary. 1999 Indian Embroidery.