plain weave; hand screen printed (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 45 in x 48 in; 114.3 cm x 121.92 cm
Object Name:
fabric lengths
textile length
Place made:
United States
Date made:
1950s
Description:
A. “Frascati” F. Schumacher & Co., Hand Print. 1950s. Off white plain weave cotton furnishing fabric with painterly design of Italianate garden, arches, and stuary. Gray, black, pink, light green. 45” L x 48” W
B. 2nd colorway of Frascati: Orange, Pink, Red, Brown, black. 45” L x 48” W
One of 27 textile lengths dating from the 1950s into the 1980s, part of a collection owned by Seymour Rappoport, who owned two fabric stores himself, and whose father owned a silk-dyeing firm in Paterson, NJ. in the early 20th century. This collection illustrates the broad range of textiles, from around the world, that were available to and sought by home sewers and small businesses (such as dressmakers, tailors, and theatrical costume shops) that were avid patrons of fabric stores into the 1980s.
