Object Number 1954.0034.007

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.

Ernest LoNano Interiors (Interior decorator)
The interior design firm of Ernest Lo Nano manufactured many textile furnishings (curtains, upholstery, bed hangings, etc.) for Henry Francis du Pont between 1929 and 1958. Mr. du Pont mainly worked with Ernest S. Lo Nano Jr (1901 to 1958), who was proprietor of the shop from 1935-1958. Mr.du Pont was quite clear that Lo Nano did not act as the interior designer at Winterthur. Rather, Lo Nano was the curtain maker and upholsterer. Jeni Sandberg has conducted much of the primary research on Lo Nano. See the manuscripts, notes in file "Lo Nano" in textile curator's office.

Place of Origin

Connecticut or Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This 20th century reproduction haircloth fabric used on this chair was possibly acquired from John Boyd c. 1955.

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Oak; Horsehair

Techniques

Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

37.25 (H) , 20 (W) , 18.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

94.615 (H) , 50.8 (W) , 46.99 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat front; OD at feet, W (seat back at rear rail) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); W (crest) 18.625 in. (47.2 cm); D (seat) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
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