Settee

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Langley Boardman (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    France, Europe

  • Date:

    1800-1815

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Birch; Maple; Pine, white; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0133.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0133.002

Object Name

Settee

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Langley Boardman (Maker)
1760-1829

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This settee was upholstered in 1987 using upholstery fabric made in France, c. 1800.

Date

1800-1815

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Maple; Pine, white; Silk

Techniques

Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

35.5 (H) , 37 (W) , 19.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

90.17 (H) , 93.98 (W) , 49.53 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet; OD at center feet. H (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); W (crest) 31 in. (78.6 cm); W (back of arms) 36.125 in. (91.6 cm); W (seat) 37 in. (93.8 cm); D (seat) 17.125 in. (43.4 cm).

Object Description

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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. 29
[Book] Jobe, Brock. 1993 Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast.
Published cat. no. 97, pp. 353-355.
[Article] 1937. Connoisseur. February
Related information p. 101-102
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
Published: p. 80