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Window hanging (Side curtain)
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.3765
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.3765
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.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Per a previous cataloger this fabric was made circa 1860.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Fabric label
Inscription: "Morning left / 1 pair" (ink)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "69.3765" (graphite) [over] "69.3765 / mull curtain" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
64.25 (W) x 118.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
163.195 (W) x 300.99 (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.