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Window hanging (Side curtain)
1930-1957
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.1356 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1356 A
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This is part of a set of window hangings consisting of two side curtains and a valance 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 between 1790 and 1810.
Date
1930-1957
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: "57.1356a Eagle Rm ALL YEAR" (in graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Plate printed
- Woven (plain)
- Raised style
Dimensions (inches)
50 (W) x 135.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
127 (W) x 344.17 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements overall.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch: 52
Vertical design repeat: 34 1/4 inches (RGW, 09/04/2012)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Michele. 2003 Toile, The Storied Fabrics of Europe and American.
• Textile with similar pattern (T142): p. 118Chapter: Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts. Book: Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on "raised" style and China blue, pp. 88, 97.Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, p. 11-12