Settee

Museum Object Number 1957.0682

Object Name

Settee

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John and Thomas Seymour (Maker)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made in Europe, possibly between 1750 and 1800.

Date

1805-1810

Materials

Mahogany; Mahogany veneer; Birch veneer; Ironwood veneer; Birch; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

33.375 (H) , 41.25 (L) , 22.875 (D) , 1.25 (Repeat Height)

Dimensions (centimeters)

83.82 (H) , 101.6 (L) , 46.673 (D) , 3.175 (Repeat Height)

Measurement Notes

OH at center of crest rail; OL at arms; OD from back of crest to front of center feet. L (crest) 39.5 in. (100.2 cm); L (feet) 40.625 in. (103.1 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. 39.
[Book] Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
• Published: cat. no. 139, pp. 412-13.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Thesis] McBride, Anne. 2012 Consigned to the Account & Risk of John Innes Clark: Network, Trade & A Merchant in Providence, RI, 1768-1808. M.A. Winterthur Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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