Furniture
Unknown (Furniture maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Europe
1715-1730
Maple, soft; Maple, hard; Oak, red; Wool
Woven (velvet)
1958.0538
Object Number1958.0538 |
Chair (Easy chair)
Furniture
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Europe
This velvet fabric is probably 18th or early 19th century. A previous cataloger attributed it to Europe between 1700-1775.
1715-1730
Maple, soft; Maple, hard; Oak, red; Wool
Woven (velvet)
50.875 (H) , 32.5 (W) , 32 (D)
129.223 (H) , 82.55 (W) , 81.28 (D)
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 12.5 in. (31.8 cm); W (crest) 23 in. (58.3 cm); W (seat) 27 in. (68.6 cm); W (feet) 27 in. (68.6 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.2 cm).
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[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 87, pp. 363 & 365-66.
[Article] Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
• Illustrated: fig. 13, pp. 9-11
[Book] Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1995 Four Centuries of American Furniture.
• Illustrated: fig. II-6, pp.23