Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture Maker)

    Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Long Island City, New York, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1805

  • Materials:

    Ash; Paint; Gilt; Composite; Silk; Wool

  • Techniques:

    Watered (Moire), Woven (satin)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1991.0066


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1991.0066

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture Maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Long Island City, New York, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This reproduction fabric was made by Scalamandre (#905-27) and purchased by Winterthur in 1993.

Date

1795-1805

Materials

Ash; Paint; Gilt; Composite; Silk; Wool

Techniques

Watered (Moire), Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

36.5 (H) , 20.5 (W) , 21.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

92.71 (H) , 52.07 (W) , 54.928 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.375 in. (44 cm); W (crest) 19 in. (48.1 cm); W (arms) 20 in. (50.7 cm); W (feet) 20 in. (50.6 cm); D (seat) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm); D (feet) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
Published: p. 69.
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
Published: p. 160, fig. 31.