Window Shade

Item Information

Title:
Window Shade
Description:
Four printed paper window shade fragments from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fragments (A) and (B) depict flowers and a fish aquarium on a stand. Fragments (C) and (D) depict a striped curtain. Block-printed in orange, red, two greens, pink, violet, white, two browns and tan on green ground. Back of shade is blue.
Date:
1850–1870
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
block printing (relief printing process)
shades (coverings)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Extent:
Combined fragments (a) and (b): 18 in. x 11 1/4 in. (H x W); Combined fragments (c) and (d).: 20 in. x 9 1/2 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/284012
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bernard Scott
Accession #:
2001.281.342A-D
Identifier:
284012