1958.0558 Chair, Easy chair
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Chair (Easy chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Europe

  • Date:

    1715-1730

  • Materials:

    Maple; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Woven (damask)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0558


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Object Number

1958.0558

Object Name

Chair (Easy chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Previously cataloged as French Regence (1700-1725), this fabric was possibly made between 1860-1940.

Date

1715-1730

Materials

Maple; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

51.125 (H) , 31.5 (W) , 32.875 (D) , 22 (Repeat Height)

Dimensions (centimeters)

129.858 (H) , 80.01 (W) , 83.503 (D) , 55.88 (Repeat Height)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms, OD from front of seat to crest.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published as cat. no. 88, pp. 364-66.
[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
Published: p. 163