Historic Hillsborough, New Hampshire

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The Curtains

The Grand Drape

The “Grand Drape,” painted and signed by A.S. Ives, is dated 1933, measures 8'x14'4" and displays a well-known, double-arched stone bridge in Hillsborough framed with velvet curtains held aside by cupids.

Street Scene

An unsigned “Street Scene” curtain portrays whimsical buildings and a floating dirigible festooned with advertisements for Hillsborough businesses. Unsigned but possibly painted by Robert Naves during the 1930s, this curtain measures 9'6"x14'4".

• The Story Begins
• Treasures Rediscovered
• Awareness Deepens
• Historical Significance
• How did Hillsborough’s Curtains End Up in Goshen?
• Bringing Hillsborough’s Curtains Home
• Cleaning & Stabilization
• Back in the Limelight & Sharing Our History
• The Curtains
• Support

“One of the nice things about the Hillsborough curtains, especially the Grand Drape of the Twin Bridges, is that it is clear it is Hillsborough, and that it couldn’t be anywhere else.”