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Window cornice
Date
ca. 1853
Medium
Gilt brass
Dimensions
10 5/8 x 59 x 5 7/8 in. (27 x 149.9 x 14.9 cm)
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
774
Location
774
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Wildman, 1964

Description

Overview Window cornice ca. 1853 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774 A valance is a device used to hide the tops of curtains or draperies. This gilt brass example was part of the original furnishing of the Victorian parlor of the Tweedy House, which stood at 115 Elm Street in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, and which was built by Edmund Ira Richards in 1853. Rococo in style, the valance has an undulating design created by lilies alternating with oak leaves in relief.

(See 64.36.6–.8 for set.)