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On Display: House - Simsbury Room
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1940-1952
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1952.0337 D
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0337 D
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This side curtain was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Scotland; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric was probably made in Scotland, c. 1790-1795.
Previously attributed in England or the United States, c. 1780-1800.
Date
1940-1952
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, lower right
Inscription: "52.337d / Simsbury Rm" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, lower right
Inscription: "SIMSBURY ROOM / Oct to July" (typed)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
24.25 (W) x 38 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
61.595 (W) x 96.52 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements do not include twill tape loops at upper edge of curtain.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 72.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Description and examples of floral trail prints, pg. 137-140.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 137, fig. 104Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Information on Carlisle prints, p. 13, #30Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Information on date, materials, technique and style, p. 14, #46Chapter: 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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Block Prints: Floral Trails: Information on place and date of manufacture.