Drapery with tiebacks

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1221 a-d

Description

Cream colored silk drapes with green silk trim and tie backs: trim is a simple green stripe on the interior of drape; A: left drape, B: right drape, C: left tie back, and D: right tie back.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

MP.94.1221 A-D

MP.94.1221a-d

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Drapes A&B

Width

48 in

Length

111 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 48 x 111 in. (121.9 x 281.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Tiebacks C&D

Width

1-5/8 in

Length

36 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 5/8 x 36 in. (4.1 x 91.4 cm)

Material

Silk

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Brown color, rust tide lines from water. Very dirty, especially along top edge. Silk is disintegrating; in some spots, the drapes have ripped away from the rod.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.94.1222 a-d - Drapery with tiebacks - Part of set MP.94.1223 a-d - Drapery with tiebacks - Part of set MP.94.1220 a-d - Drapery with tiebacks - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Family Card: "Draperies 4 pairs, lined of moire silk, bordered with jade green edges. Bought by JRD. This green is now repeated in room in a collection of green accessories."

Note Type

General Note

Note

1 of 4

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom