Metadata
Title
Curtain fragment from Point Breeze
Date
1820 (circa)
Description
Piece of curtain said to be from Point Breeze, Joseph Bonaparte's home near Bordentown, New Jersey. On paper which was pinned to curtains: "Piece of Madame Joseph Bonaparte's curtains."
Textured beige background with raised vertical stripes. Small embroidered design of flowers.
This scrap of fabric was preserved by the Bordentown Library as a souvenier taken when the furnishings of "Point Breeze" were sold at public auction in 1847.
Textured beige background with raised vertical stripes. Small embroidered design of flowers.
This scrap of fabric was preserved by the Bordentown Library as a souvenier taken when the furnishings of "Point Breeze" were sold at public auction in 1847.
Extent
4.0" x 10.125"
Medium
Embroidered silk
Provenance
Gift of Bordentown Library
Collection
Bonaparte Collection, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Identifier
1979.17.02