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Chair (Easy 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:

    1730-1740

  • Materials:

    Maple; Wool

  • Techniques:

    Woven (velvet)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1504


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.1504

Object Name

Chair (Easy 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.

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Previously dated 1700-1775, this fabric was probably made between 1700-1800.

Date

1730-1740

Materials

Maple; Wool

Techniques

Woven (velvet)

Dimensions (inches)

48.125 (H) , 33.75 (W) , 32.375 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

122.238 (H) , 85.73 (W) , 82.233 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 13 in. (33.0 cm); W (seat) 28 in. (71.1 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.3 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: fig. 72.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 91, pp. 368-70.