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On Display: House - Essex Hall
Window hanging (Side curtain)
1952-1958
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.1588.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.1588.001 A
Object Name
Window hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This window hanging was made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Twilled silks such as this were produced in enormous quantities during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in France (Linda Eaton, 6/28/06).
Date
1952-1958
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: lower left corner
Inscription: "WYNKOOP BED ROOM WINDOW CURTAIN LEFT 58.1588A" (typed in black ink, .A scratched out with pencil, ".1a" written over it)
Type: Label
Location: lower left side
Inscription: "58.1588.1a Wynkoop [struck out] Jan-June"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (twill)
Dimensions (inches)
25.5 (W) x 107.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
64.77 (W) x 273.05 (L)