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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 2000.36b
Object Type Drawing
Date 1962
Designer (Interior Designer, American 1920-2012)
Medium Pencil and gouache on paper
DimensionsOverall H 9 1/8 in x W 12 7/8 in (23.2 cm x 32.7 cm )

Physical DescriptionSketch for the proposed design of window treatment to be used in the White House Breakfast Room. This is a pencil sketch of two windows with yellow drapes and white sheers. A curtain rod with decorative scroll work holds the curtains at the crown molding above the window frame. The drawing was created by the interior designer, Albert Hadley for review and approval of Mrs. Kennedy as part of the White House redecoration project.
Additional Details
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of Albert Hadley
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