Museum Object Number1952.0245 |
Chair (Side chair)
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
General Stephen Badlam (Furniture Maker)
Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)
1751
1815
Dorchester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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.
1795-1795
1. Mark; outside rear rail; "S+BADLAM" (stamped)
Mahogany; Maple, soft; Ash; Maple, hard; Maple; Silk; Cotton
Woven (compound)
38.125 (H) , 21.375 (W) , 21.125 (D)
96.838 (H) , 54.293 (W) , 53.658 (D)
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).
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.
[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 30.