1958.0569 chair with slip cover 1989.0506 view 1
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Europe

  • Date:

    1710-1720

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (damask)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0569


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Object Number

1958.0569

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

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.

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was upholstered in 1989 with blue silk damask removed from easy chair 1966.1309. This fabric was possibly made in Europe 1750-1775.

Date

1710-1720

Materials

Maple, soft; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

48.25 (H) , 19.5 (W) , 19.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

122.555 (H) , 49.53 (W) , 48.895 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat front, OD from front feet to crest. H (seat) 15 in. (38.1 cm); D (seat) 15.125 in. (38.4 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 85, p.361
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.