Chair (Easy chair)

Museum Object Number 1961.1193

Object Name

Chair (Easy chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture Maker)

Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

Charles Mullins (Upholsterer)

Creator Notes

This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The upholstery fabric was manufactured by Scalamandre of New York, c. 1983.

Date

1740-1755

Materials

Walnut; Maple, soft; Maple, hard; Wool

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

47.25 (H) , 39.25 (W) , 35.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

120.015 (H) , 99.695 (W) , 90.17 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at arms. OD is from crest to center front feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Chair from set published: p. 74