Object Number 1957.0906.004

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.

Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

White Plains, New York, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was upholstered in 1975 at Winterthur with fabric made by Brunschwig & Fils, of New York.

Materials

Mahogany; Maple, soft; Beech; Silk

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

38 (H) , 21.75 (W) , 22 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.52 (H) , 55.245 (W) , 55.88 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm); W (seat) 21.75 in. (55.1 cm); D (feet) 20.25 in. (51.3 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. 35
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Chair from set published: p. 22, 88
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.