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Curtain
American
about 1939
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, printed
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 88.3 cm (37 x 34 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Giles Kotcher
Accession Number2017.1309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionPrinted scenes of the 1939 New York World's Fair showing modern buildings, the Perisphere and Trylon, sailboats under sail, a restaurant with umbrellas and seating outside, and transportation represented by airplanes. The predominant colors are red, yellow, green, and blue. The design is dense and crowded. Good condition. Some creasing and fold lines, particularly on the vertical and horizontal center. Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History. Smithsonian Institution Press. 1979. page 441. # 1142.
ProvenanceJanuary 1998, gift of Giles Kotcher, Somerville, MA to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA; 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)