1952.0133.001 Settee, view 3
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Settee

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Langley Boardman (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    France, Europe

  • Date:

    1805-1813

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Birch; Maple; Pine, white; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0133.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0133.001

Object Name

Settee

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Langley Boardman (Maker)
1760-1829

Place of Origin

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric used for this upholstery was made in France, c. 1800.

Date

1805-1813

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Maple; Pine, white; Silk

Techniques

Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

35.5 (H) , 37 (W) , 19.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

90.17 (H) , 93.98 (W) , 50.483 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet; OD at center feet. H (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); W (crest) 31 in. (78.6 cm); W (back of arms) 35.75 in. (90.7 cm); W (seat) 37 in. (93.8 cm); D (seat) 17.125 in. (43.4 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.
Published no. 29
[Book] Jobe, Brock. 1993 Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast.
Published cat. no. 97, pp. 353-355.
[Article] 1937. Connoisseur. February
Related information p. 101-102
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
Published: p. 80
[Thesis] McBride, Anne. 2012 Consigned to the Account & Risk of John Innes Clark: Network, Trade & A Merchant in Providence, RI, 1768-1808. M.A. Winterthur Winterthur Program in American Material Culture