Object Number 1957.0771.002

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.

Stroheim & Romann (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin may also be Baltimore, Maryland.

Secondary Place of Origin

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

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was manufactured by Stronheim and Romann Inc. of New York c. 1989.

Date

1790-1800

Materials

Mahogany; Maple; Tulip poplar

Techniques

Woven (plain), Woven (satin), Watered (moire)

Dimensions (inches)

38.75 (H) , 20.375 (W) , 20.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

98.425 (H) , 50.8 (W) , 52.705 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back feet to front of seat. W (crest) 16.875 in. (42.6 cm); W (feet) 20 in. (50.7 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. 101 and fig. 119.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.