Stool (Music stool)

Museum Object Number 1957.0727

Object Name

Stool (Music stool)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)

Prelle et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)

Creator Notes

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

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

The creation place pertains to the stool. The stool was reupholstered in March of 1976 using reproduction fabric (See conservation file).

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The upholstery fabric is a reproduction made in France by Prelle et Cie in 1966. It is a copy of the fabric on the retired window hangings 1957.1353.001-.003, formerly used in the Phyfe room.

Date

1815-1825

Materials

Mahogany; Ash, white; Silk

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

32.625 (H) , 16 (W) , 19 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

82.868 (H) , 40.64 (W) , 48.26 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 14.625 in. (37 cm); W (feet) 12.125 in. (30.7 cm); D (feet) 12.125 in. (30.7 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.451
[Book] McClelland, Nancy Vincent. 1939 Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency.
• Similar stool published: p. 182, pl. 166.
[Book] Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83