Valance
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Textile cut and pieced to form a valence with deep rounded scallops. Branches interlace to form a rounded lattice design, each ogive framing a small naturalistic spray of roses, forget-me-nots, carnations, etc. Colors are bright and with many variations of blue, green, yellow, pink and violet on an off-white ground.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1957-157-2
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Valance
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: cotton, wool Technique: chain stitch embroidery on plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 51.5 x 53.5 cm (20 1/4 x 21 1/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Repeat H x W: 151.5 x 53.5 cm (59 5/8 x 21 1/16 in.)