Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    General Stephen Badlam (Furniture Maker)

    Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Dorchester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1795-1795

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Maple, soft; Ash; Maple, hard; Maple; Silk; Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (compound)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0245


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1952.0245

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

General Stephen Badlam (Furniture Maker)
1751-1815

Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Dorchester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Long Island City, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric, "Brocaurt de Lavallois," (#96118-4, 100% silk), was purchased from Scalamandre Incorporated of Long Island City, New York. It was possibly woven between 1975-1977 and was acquired on 11/24/1987.

Date

1795-1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; outside rear rail; "S+BADLAM" (stamped)

Materials

Mahogany; Maple, soft; Ash; Maple, hard; Maple; Silk; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

38.125 (H) , 21.375 (W) , 21.125 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.838 (H) , 54.293 (W) , 53.658 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of feet to front of seat . W (crest) 17.9375 in. (45.5 cm); W (feet) 20.625 in. (52.3 cm).

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Federal style inlaid mahogany shield-back side chair with compound curve facade and crest. Straight arm supports and Marlborough legs with foliate carvings and that terminate in cuffs.

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. 30.