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On Display: House - Tappahannock Hall
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1947-1958
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0628 B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0628 B
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This window hanging was probably made at Winterthur or New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Bannister Hall; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This window hanging is made from fabric once thought to be a possible Bannister Hall pattern printed in c. 1830, but now believed to be a 20th century revival.
Date
1947-1958
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: "58.628 b / Tapp. Hall / Apr - Sept" (in graphite)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, twill tape tag
Inscription: "SAA - TAPPAHANNOCK HALL / Pair Window Curtains / July-Aug-Sept" (typed) / [illegible text] (in blue ink)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, twill tape tag
Inscription: "SEASON 3" (stamped in red ink)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
32.25 (W) x 100.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.915 (W) x 255.27 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Vertical design repeat: 33.5 inches.
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 80.