Object Number 1957.0691

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)
1757-1811
References: Frank Cousins, The Wood-Carver of Salem: Samuel McInture, his life and work (Boston: Little, Brown, 1916); Fiske Kimball, Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver: The Architect of Salem (Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press; published for the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, 1940); Mabel Munson Swan, Samuel McInture, carver, and the Sandersons, early Salem cabinet makers (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1934).

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

China, Asia

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair is upholstered with fabric possibly made in China in the late 18th century and is displayed with a slip cover made from fabric produced by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Date

1796-1800

Materials

Mahogany; Ebony; Maple; Ash; Pine, white; Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Painted

Dimensions (inches)

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

Dimensions (centimeters)

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

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 17.25 in. (43.7 cm); W (arms) 20.625 in. (52.3 cm); W (feet) 21.375 in. (54.2 cm); D (feet) 19.625 in. (49.7 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Gril-Mariotte, Aziza & Warner, Pamela J. 2010 Topical Themes from the Oberkampf Textile Manufactory, Jouy-en-Josas, Frannce, 1760-1821. Studies in the Deocrative Arts. 17 (1): 35.
• Discussion and images of fabric T120, pg. 171-174; 188-190.