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On Display: House - Patuxent Room
Bed hanging (Valance)
1937-1957
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.1282.002 A.1
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1282.002 A.1
Object Name
Bed hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This valance was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This textile was printed in England in about 1835.
Date
1937-1957
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, right corner, pinned on tage
Inscription: "57.1282./2A.1" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, left corner, twill tape
Inscription: "2 M-PATUXENT/Right foot Bed Valance, top/Jan-Feb-Mar" (typed)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Cylinder printed
- Roller printed
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
20.25 (H) x 48 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
51.44 (H) x 121.92 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 88.
Vertical design repeat: 13 inches.
Selvedge width: 25.125 inches.