Two broad bands run side by side, edged and divided by three fine lines, with wide plain ground between each group. Translated from a pair of 19th-century American striped muslin curtains at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Available as wallpaper and fabric by the yard.
Warm flax bands on a deep forest green ground. The pale gold stands clear of the dark green, so the stripe reads crisply from across a room. Up close, the fine lines edging each band show the ground colour between them.
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Source: Pair of curtains in thin white cotton muslin with woven stripes of denser weave, edged in hand-stitched cotton tape.
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Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 1958-148-18-a,b.
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Origin: USA.
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Date: 19th century.
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Repeat: 3 in wide. The bands run continuously, so there is no vertical repeat. Straight match.
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Motif scale: Each group of two bands and three fine lines is 1.2 in across; each band is 0.37 in wide. Groups sit 1.8 in apart.
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Layout: Vertical bands and lines, with each group centred in the 3 in repeat.
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Values: Two flat printed colours: ground and stripe. No gradients or shading.
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Edge: Clean. The denser weave of the original stripes is reduced to flat colour with hard vertical edges.
The Fabric
Decor Chenille
A short, dense pile with a velvet-like surface on a firm woven ground. Fine striations catch the light as it moves across the room, deepening the colour. Substantial weight keeps a clean line on upholstery and gives tailored drapery a decisive fall.
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Composition: 100% polyester
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Width: 56 in printable (57 in full)
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Weight: 400 gsm
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For: Upholstery, cushions, headboards, heavy drapery
Cotton Linen
A fine, even linen-cotton weave. Colour prints cleanly while the woven surface remains visible, keeping solid grounds from going flat without softening fine linework. Light in the hand, it falls in narrow, supple folds and filters light rather than blocking it.
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Composition: 55% linen, 45% cotton
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Width: 54 in printable
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Weight: 250 gsm
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For: Upholstery, curtains, table linens, pillows
