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On Display: House - Albany Room
Window hanging (Tail or cascade)
1929-1952
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1952.0340.002 B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0340.002 B
Object Name
Window hanging (Tail or cascade)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
One of a set of window hangings that includes a swag valance and two tails/cascades made in the first half of the 20th century from fabric printed in the early 19th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was printed in England c. 1824.
Date
1929-1952
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower left hand corner
Inscription: typed inscription in black ink "ALBANY ROOM JAN FEB MAR JUL AUG SEP For Windows"
Type: Label
Location: lower left hand corner
Inscription: stamped inscription in red ink "SEASON 1 2 3"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Wool
Techniques
- Roller printed
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
Dimensions (inches)
64 (H) x 24 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
162.56 (H) x 60.96 (W)
Measurement Notes
Height measurement taken on long (L hand) side of panel. Short (R hand) side of panel measured 48 inches.
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.
Florence Montgomery determined the warps per inch at 84.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern: p. 301, fig. 329Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style: pp. 11-12Chapter: 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, 101-104Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing: pp. 276-312Other: Research for Printed Textiles completed by Linda Eaton.
• Roller Prints: Floral Stripes: Information on date of textile and application method.