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Curtain

1700–1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Curtain
  • Date: 1700–1800
  • Geography: Made in Portugal
  • Medium: Linen, block-printed
  • Dimensions: 40.84a: 81 × 83 3/4 in. (205.7 × 212.7 cm); length includes 2 ½ in. tall curtain tabs
    40.84b: 80 1/2 × 83 7/8 in. (204.5 × 213 cm); length includes 2 3/8 in. tall curtain tabs
    40.84c: 80 1/2 × 83 3/4 in. (204.5 × 212.7 cm); length includes 2 ¼ in. tall curtain tabs
    40.84d: 22 × 71 3/4 in. (55.9 × 182.2 cm); width includes 5 in. tall valance tabs
    40.84e: 21 × 56 in. (53.3 × 142.2 cm); width includes 4 ½ in. tall valance tabs
    40.84f: 12 × 84 1/4 in. (30.5 × 214 cm)
    40.84g: 10 7/8 × 83 1/2 in. (27.6 × 212.1 cm)
    40.84h: 11 × 73 in. (27.9 × 185.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.84a–h
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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