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Curtain 2007.4.1.59c
Curtains
Curtain 2007.4.1.59c

Curtains

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
MakerMade by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
Date1858
MediumCurtains (.a-.b): Hand-stitched, plain-woven red cotton, with metal hardware. Curtain (.c): Hand-stitched, plain-woven red cotton, with a plain-woven blue glazed cotton border. Fabric (.d): Hand-stitched, plain-woven red cotton.
DimensionsComponent (length x width of curtain .c): 66 3/4 x 30in. (169.5 x 76.2cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionCurtain (.c): Hand-stitched, plain-woven red cotton curtain with a blue plain-woven glazed cotton border stitched to the top edge. The blue border undulates on the inside edge, creating a wavy pattern.
Object number2007.4.1.59a-d
On View
Not on view
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Albert G. Walker
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1861-1865
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Prudence Geer
about 1770
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Amos Platt family
about 1835
Bag
Albert G. Walker
1858
2005.178.1
Mary Augusta Young
about 1969
Reverend Charles Backus McLean
October 1850