Object Number 1958.0698

Object Name

Couch

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Ernest LoNano Interiors (Upholsterer)
The interior design firm of Ernest Lo Nano manufactured many textile furnishings (curtains, upholstery, bed hangings, etc.) for Henry Francis du Pont between 1929 and 1958. Mr. du Pont mainly worked with Ernest S. Lo Nano Jr (1901 to 1958), who was proprietor of the shop from 1935-1958. Mr.du Pont was quite clear that Lo Nano did not act as the interior designer at Winterthur. Rather, Lo Nano was the curtain maker and upholsterer. Jeni Sandberg has conducted much of the primary research on Lo Nano. See the manuscripts, notes in file "Lo Nano" in textile curator's office.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Per Laura Johnson, this fabric was possibly woven in the United States between 1890 and 1930.

Date

1670-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; underside, in upholstery webbing; See multimedia.

Materials

Silk; Cotton; Linen; Maple

Techniques

Woven (double-cloth)

Dimensions (inches)

45.25 (H) , 65.5 (W) , 29 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

114.9 (H) , 166 (W) , 74 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from rear posts to arms. H (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); D (seat) 25.125 in. (63.8 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• cat. no. 49, pp. 223-25
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.