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Each curtain in this set is constructed from flat paper, backed with paper and lined with beige-colored cotton twill. The paper fronts are printed in six inch wide vertical black stripes with yellow borders alternating with white stripes. Each stripe is printed with repeats of multi-colored motifs of man and bird under trees on a black ground alternating with a scrolling floral vine on a white ground. Attachment with metal rings sewn across back of top hem.
curtains
cotton (textile)
paper (fiber product)
twill
Curtain
Curtain, Window
Curtain, Window
Unknown
19 1/2 (W) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. W. R. Coe, Jr.
1959.500I
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