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Natural glazed linen painted with large rectangular frame in tan, yellow, gilded green and black; curved corners and leaves. 1-1/2" band sewn hem; wooden roller with grooved spool at left and metal spool at right.
roller shades
glazing (coating)
linen (material)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Pull, Shade
Pull, Shade
Printed paper label glued to roller: S.S. PUTNAM & CO's/SELF-ADJUSTING/CURTAIN FIXTURES/Patented April 15, 1851 & May 26, 1857/[directions for installation]/Manufactory, NEPONSET, Mass.
Original To Parson Kimball House,
S.S. Putnam & Co. (Manufacturer)
Neponset, MA, USA
63 x 29 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1942.611
1857 (After)
Massachusetts (United States)
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