1958.0591 Chair, 1969.5504 Slip cover, view 1
  • 1958.0591 Chair, 1969.5504 Slip cover, view 1
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Chair (Easy chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    France, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1775

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Ash; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (damask)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0591


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Object Number

1958.0591

Object Name

Chair (Easy chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

Charleston, South Carolina, South, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made in Europe, possibly France, between 1750-1775.

Date

1760-1775

Materials

Mahogany; Ash; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

47 (H) , 35.75 (W) , 34 (D) , 16.25 (Repeat Height)

Dimensions (centimeters)

119.38 (H) , 90.805 (W) , 86.36 (D) , 41.275 (Repeat Height)

Measurement Notes

Dimensions with upholstery; OW at arms; OD crest to feet; W (crest) 28.875 in. ; W (wings) 30 in.; W (seat) 30.5 in. ; W (feet) 32.25 in.; D (seat) 20 in. ; D (feet) 28.25 in.

Object Description

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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: Figure 84
[Book] Rauschenberg, Bradford L. & Bivins, John Franklin. 2003 The Furniture of Charleston.
Published: Vol. I, No. Cch-37, p. 412-14
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Image of print pattern (T17), p. 203, fig. 191
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Image of print pattern (T14), p. 204, fig. 194
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Image of print pattern (T10), p. 208, fig. 204