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Portiere

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1920-1921

GUSN

GUSN-61680

Description

A single panel of green cotton canvas, pulled to proper right of dooor, lined with white. Paired with a white valance with scalloped hem outlined in green woven tape, matching valance over main window.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portieres
canvas
cotton (textile)
Curtain
Curtain, Doorway
Portiere
Cotton
Coated Canvas
Portiere

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

81.5 x 53.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.2034.1

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