Chair (Lolling chair)

Museum Object Number 1956.0083

Object Name

Chair (Lolling chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture Maker)

F. Schumacher & Company (Fabric manufacturer)

Creator Notes

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

Date of Birth

1889

Place of Origin

Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made by F. Schumacher and Company of New York, c. 1987.

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Maple; Synthetic fiber

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

44.625 (H) , 25 (W) , 25.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

113.348 (H) , 63.5 (W) , 65.405 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at crest; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (arms) 24.625 in. (62.4 cm); W (seat) 24.75 in. (62.1 cm); W (feet) 25 in. (63.4 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published no. 117
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Chair with previous upholstery published: p. 124
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.