Object Number 1963.0031.002

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The blue silk blend seat upholstery fabric was possibly made in France between 1775 and 1800, and the red cotton oval upholstery fabric was probably made in Rouen, France between 1780-1800.

Date

1810-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; underside of chair; "63.143.2" (in graphite)

Materials

Mahogany; Ash, black; Pine, white; Silk; Linen

Techniques

Block printed, Woven (plain), Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

36 (H) , 20.25 (W) , 21.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

91.44 (H) , 51.44 (W) , 54.61 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at knuckles; OD from back feet to front rail. H (seat) 17.75 in. (45 cm); W (crest) 16.625 in. (42.1 cm); W (seat) 20.25 in. (51.3 cm); W (feet) 19.625 in. (49.7 cm); D (seat) 18.375 in. (46.5 cm); D (feet) 18.75 in. (47.5 cm). Oval measurements: H: 1.25 ; L: 9.5; W: 6. (SAJ, 07/29/2009)

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. 93.