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Design for White House Breakfast Room Curtains
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
Design for White House Breakfast Room Curtains
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA

Design for White House Breakfast Room Curtains

Artifact IDMO 2000.36a
Object Type Drawing
Date 1962
Designer (Interior Designer, American 1920-2012)
Medium Pencil and gouache on paper
DimensionsOverall H 8 7/8 in x W 12 1/2 in (22.5 cm x 31.8 cm )

Physical DescriptionSketch for the proposed design of window treatment to be used in the White House Breakfast Room. Pencil sketch of two windows with yellow drapes and white sheers. An eagle finial is used to swath the drapes at top of window cornice. Created for review and approval by Mrs. Kennedy in her redecoration project of the White House.
Additional Details
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of Albert Hadley
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