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On Display: House - Baltimore Drawing Room
Window hanging (Valance)
Winterthur, Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.
1972-1972
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Winterthur (Maker)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1972.0516.002 C
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1972.0516.002 C
Object Name
Window hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Winterthur (Maker); Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This is part of a set of window hangings consisting of a valance, two side curtains and two tiebacks made at Winterthur in 1972 from a reproduction silk compound weave fabric.
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This reproduction fabric was woven in 1972 by Bruschwig and Fils after historic fabric 1957.1321.
Date
1972-1972
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
48.5 (W) x 19.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
123.19 (W) x 49.53 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements overall, taken at outside edge.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 133Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 124Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.