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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Bedroom
Bed hanging (Side curtain)
1940-1952
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1952.0325.002 E
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0325.002 E
Object Name
Bed hanging (Side curtain)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Winterthur; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
A set of bed hangings were made at Winterthur in the first half of the 20th century from fabric printed c. 1770.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This textile was probably printed in England, c. 1740-1780.
Date
1940-1952
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: pinned on tyvek tag at lower left, reverse
Inscription: "Right foot bed / curtain / (turns at foot / Post)" ON REVERSE: "52.325 e" (in graphite script)
Type: Label
Location: on lower left, reverse, cloth tag
Inscription: "HARDENBERGH BED RM. / BED SIDE CURTAIN / RIGHT (FOOT) / 52.325 E" (typed)
Type: Label
Location: on lower left reverse, twill tape tag
Inscription: "L - HARDENBERGH BED RM. / Foot bed curtain, right / Jan - Feb - Mar / July - Aug - Sept." (typed)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Resist style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
74 (H) x 39.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
187.96 (H) x 100.33 (W)