See more objects with the tag flowers, baskets, tassels, fringe, window covering, shade, environmental control.

See more objects with the color darkgrey slategrey peru brown saddlebrown or see all the colors for this object.

Object Timeline

1980

  • We acquired this object.

1997

2012

2014

2020

  • You found it!

Window Shade (USA), 1875–1900

This is a Window shade. It is dated 1875–1900 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is machine-printed paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Window Shade.

This object was donated by Norman Hasselriis. It is credited Gift of Norman Hasselriis.

Its dimensions are

314 x 89 cm (123 5/8 x 35 1/16 in. )

Cite this object as

Window Shade (USA), 1875–1900; machine-printed paper; 314 x 89 cm (123 5/8 x 35 1/16 in. ); Gift of Norman Hasselriis; 1980-45-6

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-6.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18615427/ |title=Window Shade (USA), 1875–1900 |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>