Object Number 1958.2146

Object Name

Stool

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Rhode Island, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric "Alberton Damask" was woven in England by Guy Humphries and 35 yards were purchased through Classical Revivals by Winterthur on 5/25/1999.

Date

1750-1760

Materials

Mahogany; Cherry; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

16.75 (H) , 23.25 (W) , 17.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.545 (H) , 59.055 (W) , 45.403 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at knees.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 298.
[Book] Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
• Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with Montgomery Design Number: T27, p. 207, fig. 202