Object Number 1963.0613.002

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift 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

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

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made by Brunschwig & Fils between 1980 and1987 as a reproduction of an original print which was probably French, c. 1765. The original fabric was previously used in the Queen Anne Dining Room on this set of chairs.

Date

1800-1900

Materials

Mahogany; Cherry; Linen; Cotton

Techniques

Block printed, Woven (plain), Resist style

Dimensions (inches)

36.25 (H) , 26.125 (W) , 25.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

92.1 (H) , 66.36 (W) , 65 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms, OD from front of seat to crest.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Anderson, Mark. 1999 Uncovering the Secrets of the Queen Anne Dining Room. Winterthur Magazine. (Summer): 34-35.
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[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 205, fig. 195; information regarding technique and origins of the printed design, pp. 194-207
[Book] Pettit, Florence Harvey. 1974 America's Indigo Blues : Resist-Printed and Dyed Textiles of the Eighteenth Century.
• Example of same pattern: fig. 60, p. 125