Door Curtain

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About this item

This door curtain was designed by Margaret Whiting (1860-1946) and embroidered by a member of the Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1899. In the late 19th century, curtains or “portieres” commonly enclosed the doorway of a room, both for physical and visual warmth. The Society usually imported fine grades of handspun and home-woven linens from Kentucky, Georgia, and Vermont, but as in the case of this door curtain, they occasionally made use of old linen sheeting.

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Details

Item typeCrafts, Decorative Art
Household Accessory
CreatorWhiting, Margaret C.; Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework
Date1899
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicColonial Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialCloth
Process/FormatNeedlework
Dimension detailsLength: 93.00 in Width: 76.00 in
Catalog #1956.10.01
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Whiting, Margaret C.; Deerfield Society of Blue and White Needlework. Door Curtain. 1899. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1956-10-01/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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