1998.1 Gustav Stickley, Curtain panel

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This finely worked cotton net curtain panel, unlike most textiles of the Craftsman Workshops, is composed of entirely abstracted, geometric forms. This panel was produced in Gustav Stickley’s Boston workshop and showroom, which opened in 1908—the same year in which this design was published in The Craftsman. Stickley sold his works through dozens of retailers across the United States, as well as in his firm’s branch stores in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York.

Adapted from
Kevin Tucker, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement" label copy, January 2011

NOTES
TMS Updates - GeoXrefsworked in (Theresa Lundblad)

I added Theresa Lundblad as maker in the Constituents field based on letter from Shannon Aaron to Susan Green (dated September 23, 1998, copy in Collections Records Object File).

I changed the medium from "Cotton and linen" to "Cotton and silk" based on "Examination and Proposed Treatment Report" prepared by The Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc. (dated March 31, 1998, copy in Collection Records Object File), which states: "Identification by polarized light microscopy: the ground is cotton, the embroidery thread is silk."

Adaptation to label copy:
  • Medium changed from "linen" to "cotton" based on the above document.
  • "This panel was purchased in Stickley's Boston store" changed to "This panel was produced in Stickley's Boston workshop and showroom" based on above letter, which indicates that maker Theres Lundblad was employed as a bookkeeper, salesclerk, and later needleworker at the Boston location.
I updated Provenance and Published References in TMS.

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PROVENANCE
Before d. 1979: Theresa Lundblad (née Beabau) (1885-1979), Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Until 1997: her son, Robert Lundblad, by inheritance [2]

1997: JMW Gallery (Mike Witt), Boston, Massachusetts, acquired from the above [2], [3]

From 1998: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [3]

[1] See letter from Shannon Aaron to Stephen Harrison (dated July 17, 1998, in Collections Records Object File) letter from Shannon Aaron to Susan Green (dated September 23, 1998, in Collections Records Object File).

[2] See letter from Mike Witt to Stephen Harrison (dated October 14, 1997, in Collections Records Object File).

[3] See JMW Gallery invoice (dated November 7, 1997).

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The design in the center and the pattern along the border of this curtain panel were featured in the article "Some decorative designs for furniture; oil lamps and lanterns for country use; effective needlework for sash curtains," published in the May 1908 issue of The Craftsman. Read the article on the University of Wisconsin's Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture.

WEB RESOURCES
The Stickley Museum~Learn more about the origins of Stickley furniture and designs.

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General Description
This finely worked cotton net curtain panel, unlike most textiles of the Craftsman Workshops, is composed of entirely abstracted, geometric forms. This panel was produced in Gustav Stickley’s Boston workshop and showroom, which opened in 1908—the same year in which this design was published in The Craftsman. Stickley sold his works through dozens of retailers across the United States, as well as in his firm’s branch stores in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York.

Adapted from
Kevin Tucker, "Gustav Stickley and the American Arts and Crafts Movement" label copy, January 2011

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources
The Stickley Museum~Learn more about the origins of Stickley furniture and designs.

Notes
TMS Updates - GeoXrefsworked in (Theresa Lundblad)

I added Theresa Lundblad as maker in the Constituents field based on letter from Shannon Aaron to Susan Green (dated September 23, 1998, copy in Collections Records Object File).

I changed the medium from "Cotton and linen" to "Cotton and silk" based on "Examination and Proposed Treatment Report" prepared by The Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc. (dated March 31, 1998, copy in Collection Records Object File), which states: "Identification by polarized light microscopy: the ground is cotton, the embroidery thread is silk."

Adaptation to label copy:
  • Medium changed from "linen" to "cotton" based on the above document.
  • "This panel was purchased in Stickley's Boston store" changed to "This panel was produced in Stickley's Boston workshop and showroom" based on above letter, which indicates that maker Theres Lundblad was employed as a bookkeeper, salesclerk, and later needleworker at the Boston location.
I updated Provenance and Published References in TMS.

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography

Function

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS

PROVENANCE
Before d. 1979: Theresa Lundblad (née Beabau) (1885-1979), Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Until 1997: her son, Robert Lundblad, by inheritance [2]

1997: JMW Gallery (Mike Witt), Boston, Massachusetts, acquired from the above [2], [3]

From 1998: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above [3]

[1] See letter from Shannon Aaron to Stephen Harrison (dated July 17, 1998, in Collections Records Object File) letter from Shannon Aaron to Susan Green (dated September 23, 1998, in Collections Records Object File).

[2] See letter from Mike Witt to Stephen Harrison (dated October 14, 1997, in Collections Records Object File).

[3] See JMW Gallery invoice (dated November 7, 1997).

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geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
curtains (window hangings): AAT: 300037564
Boston (Massachusetts/United States): TGN: 7013445
United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
*Decorative Arts and Design
decorative arts: AAT: 300054168
abstraction: AAT: 300056508
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
%UMO pending
geometric abstraction: AAT: 300056509
@Robinson
weaving: AAT: 300053642
Arts and Crafts (movement): AAT: 300266319
embroidering: AAT: 300053653
cotton (fiber): AAT: 300183670
silk (general_animal material): AAT: 300191700
Stickley_Gustav: ULAN: 500018304
Osceola (Wisconsin/United States): TGN: 2122064
Syracuse (New York/United States): TGN: 7014561
The Craftsman Workshops: DMA
Craftsman (style): AAT: 300018194
Lundblad_Teresa: DMA
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