Object Number 1984.0649.001

Object Name

Cushion

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Prelle et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This cushion was made at Winterthur or in New York City.

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The upholstery fabric is a reproduction made in France by Prelle et Cie in 1966. It is a copy of the fabric on the retired window hangings 1957.1353.001-.003, formerly used in the Phyfe room.

Date

1966-1967

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; reverse, pinned to edge; "PHYFE RM" (verso) / "Stool / 57.735 / Cushion / 84.649.1" (recto) (in graphite)

Materials

Silk

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

16.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.91 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83