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Slip seat

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    United States, North America

  • Date:

    1740-1959

  • Materials:

    Wool; Linen; Cotton; Wood; Canvas; Hair

  • Techniques:

    Canvaswork, Woven (plain), Embroidered (Irish stitch)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1986.0513


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Object Number

1986.0513

Object Name

Slip seat

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This slip seat is possibly original to stool 1959.0806, which was made between 1720 and 1740 in Newport, Rhode Island, and was upholstered at Winterthur or in New York in the early 20th century.

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The center section of canvaswork was probably made in America between 1740 and 1790 and may have once been a pocketbook. Both side pieces were made 1950 and 1960.

Date

1740-1959

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Pinned to reverse (white tag); "stock/ (59.806)/ pad 86.513/ CECIL B/RM/Oct-Mar/ #3 (graphite)
2. Label ; Pinned to reverse (white tag); "86.513/ Pad"
3. Label; Nailed to rail on side ( white twill); "Cecil Room 3 F 40/ 4-1-2" (typed) 59.806 (faint graphite)

Materials

Wool; Linen; Cotton; Wood; Canvas; Hair

Techniques

Canvaswork, Woven (plain), Embroidered (Irish stitch)

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

13 (L) , 16.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.02 (L) , 42.545 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.