Object Number 1957.0800.001

Object Name

Chair (Side 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.

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was reupholstered at Winterthur in 2000 with Brunschwig & Fils "Barronne Brocade" in Tea Rose, manufacturer # 81848.0/159.

Date

1800-1800

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Tilia; Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

35 (H) , 18.5 (W) , 20.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

88.9 (H) , 46.99 (W) , 52.07 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); W (feet) 17.625 in. (44.6 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

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. 24.
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 84