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Slip cover
Ernest LoNano Interiors
1929-1943
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1984.0607.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1984.0607.002
Object Name
Slip cover
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This slip cover was made by Ernest LoNano Interiors in New York City between 1929 and 1943.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This textile was printed in Britain in about 1760.
Date
1929-1943
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Twill tape label sewn on reverse
Inscription: "1 C 3 / CHESTERTOWN / June-July-Aug-Sept" (typed)
Type: Label
Location: Fabric label sewn on reverse
Inscription: "Interior Decorator / ERNEST LoNANO / 127 EAST 59TH ST. N.Y." (brown thread)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "Chair 58.2138 / ChesTerTown Rm / Slipcover 84.607.2 / July-Dec" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Resist style
Dimensions (inches)
32 (W) x 52.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.28 (W) x 133.35 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to inherent variability of textiles.
Vertical design repeat: 27 7/8 inches.
Selvedge width: 29 1/8 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 207, fig. 202Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on Resist style, p. 11Chapter: 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 Resist style, pp. 88, 92-94Article: Eaton, Linda. 2010 How can you resist? Blue and White Resist-Printed Textiles. Antiques and Fine Art. X (5 Winter/Autumn 2010): 210-211.
• Information on paste work: pp. 210-211