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On Display: House - Tappahannock Hall
Window hanging (Valance)
1947-1958
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0628 C
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0628 C
Object Name
Window hanging (Valance)
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 c / Tapp. Hall / Apr - Sept" (in graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
14.5 (H) x 44 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.83 (H) x 111.76 (W)
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.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 180, fig. 161Book: Lewis, Frank. 1935 English Chintz: From Earliest Times until the Present Day.
• Similar print, pl. 48