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On Display: House - Empire Parlor
Door hanging (Valance)
1940-1957
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1957.1345.004 C
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1345.004 C
Object Name
Door hanging (Valance)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This is part of a set of window hangings made at Winterthur in the mid-20th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was probably made in Europe between 1820-1880.
Date
1940-1957
Materials
- Silk
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
43 (W) x 14 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
109.22 (W) x 35.56 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are overall
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: King, Thomas. The Upholsterers' Accelerator.
• Examples of piped valances: plates 31 and 32Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Window hanging from set published: p. 167