Furniture
Duncan Phyfe (Furniture Maker)
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
France, Europe
1807-1807
Mahogany; Ash; Cherry; Silk
Woven (compound)
1957.0720.001
Object Number1957.0720.001 |
Chair (Armchair)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Duncan Phyfe (Furniture Maker)
1768-1854
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
This chair was made in New York in 1807 and re-upholstered using modern fabric in the mid-20th century.
France, Europe
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.
1807-1807
Mahogany; Ash; Cherry; Silk
Woven (compound)
33 (H) , 21 (W) , 23 (D)
83.82 (H) , 53.34 (W) , 58.42 (D)
OW at seat (outside of arm supports); OD from back of crest to front of feet. W (crest) 16.5 in. (41.8 cm); W (arms) 20.5 in. (52 cm); W (feet) 20.875 in. (52.9 cm).
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 67
[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 5-25, p. 206, compare the turned urns of the arm supports on a high-style New York chair to those on a high-back Windsor made by Henry Titus Shipman of Coxsackie, New York.
[Book] Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 112
[Book] Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Published: p. 198