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Window drape

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-9534

Description

Gold-yellow weighted silk; applied silk damask floral tape border at outer edges. Silk-covered wood tassels suspended by cords along some edges. 7" wide band of cotton silesia across top on gold side. Small brass rings and tacks. Back purple silk; inter-lining white cotton flannel. Considerable machine sewing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

draperies (curtains)
cotton (textile)
damask
fringe
machine sewing (technique)
silk (textile)
wood (plant material)
floral patterns
Silk
Damask
Fringe
Cotton
Machine Sewn
Floral
CURTAIN, WINDOW

Additional Identification Number

1978.95.10

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

41 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1978.93.10

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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