Object Number 1957.0695.002

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Fiske (Furniture Maker)

Stroheim & Romann (Fabric manufacturer)

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was upholstered with "Lipan" by JAB #2728-45 manufactured by Stroheim and Romann of New York. This fabric was probably made between 1980 and 2000.

Date

1795-1805

Materials

Mahogany; Satinwood ; Birch; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (satin)

Dimensions (inches)

38.5 (H) , 21.5 (W) , 21 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

97.16 (H) , 54.93 (W) , 44.92 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of feet to front of seat. W (crest) 17.875 in. (45.3 cm); W (feet) 21.25 in. (53.9 cm).

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.
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