Slip seat
Museum Object Number1986.0513 |
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Place of Origin
Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
Origin Notes
This slip seat is possibly original to stool 1959.0806, which was made between 1720 and 1740 in Newport, Rhode Island, and was upholstered at Winterthur or in New York in the early 20th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States, North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The center section of canvaswork was probably made in America between 1740 and 1790 and may have once been a pocketbook. Both side pieces were made 1950 and 1960.
Date
1740-1959
Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label
1. Label; Pinned to reverse (white tag); "stock/ (59.806)/ pad 86.513/ CECIL B/RM/Oct-Mar/ #3 (graphite)
2. Label ; Pinned to reverse (white tag); "86.513/ Pad"
3. Label; Nailed to rail on side ( white twill); "Cecil Room 3 F 40/ 4-1-2" (typed) 59.806 (faint graphite)
Materials
Wool; Linen; Cotton; Wood; Canvas; Hair
Techniques
Canvaswork, Woven (plain), Embroidered (Irish stitch)
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
13 (L) , 16.75 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.02 (L) , 42.545 (W)
Object Description
Text available soon.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.