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Window curtain

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-9663

Description

White silk(?) net; white cotton embroidered border extending into body. Vertical rows of flowering vines, increasing in density towards bottom. Scalloped edge. Tunnel formed by folding top forward.

Details

Descriptive Terms

curtains
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
net (textile)
silk (textile)
Curtain
Curtain, Window
Curtain, Window

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 x 37 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Newton Mackintosh

Accession Number

1918.1189B

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