Collection Highlights
The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Window shade
Object name
Window shade
Date
1840-1870
Medium
Linen, paint, wood, brass
Dimensions
closed: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
open: 84 x 40 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 213.4 x 103.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Block-printed linen window shade on wooden roller; shade printed on one side with large vertical cartouche with scrolls and foliage at each corner and at center; colors include gold, blue, red, green, brown, and yellow. Wooden roller has brass mounts at each end.
Object Number
Z.58
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
