Chair (Side chair)

Museum Object Number 1952.0245

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

General Stephen Badlam (Furniture Maker)

Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

Date of Birth

1751

Date of Death

1815

Place of Origin

Dorchester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric, "Brocaurt de Lavallois," (#96118-4, 100% silk), was purchased from Scalamandre Incorporated of Long Island City, New York. It was possibly woven between 1975-1977 and was acquired on 11/24/1987.

Date

1795-1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; outside rear rail; "S+BADLAM" (stamped)

Materials

Mahogany; Maple, soft; Ash; Maple, hard; Maple; Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

38.125 (H) , 21.375 (W) , 21.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.838 (H) , 54.293 (W) , 53.658 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of feet to front of seat . W (crest) 17.9375 in. (45.5 cm); W (feet) 20.625 in. (52.3 cm).

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Federal style inlaid mahogany shield-back side chair with compound curve facade and crest. Straight arm supports and Marlborough legs with foliate carvings and that terminate in cuffs.

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. 30.