Slip seat

Museum Object Number 1969.5508.002

Object Name

Slip seat

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)

Date of Birth

August 14, 1907

Date of Death

October 22, 1985

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

The modern seat frame is not original to its associated chair. The seat frame was probably made between 1900 and 1950.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made in England in about 1790.

Date

1900-1950

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, pinned to webbing; "1969.5508.002 / Slip seat / 1959.1122.002 / Chair" (in graphite)

Materials

Cotton; Wood

Techniques

Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

16.25 (L) , 20.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.3 (L) , 52.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements overall. W at rear: 16.5 inches. Measurements for printed textile seat cover: Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 56. Vertical design repeat: 10.25 inches

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 130, fig. 92
[Catalogue] Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Published, p. 15, #55
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 88, 101-104.