1958.0576 chair with 1984.0673.001 slip cover view 1
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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:

    India, Asia

  • Date:

    1730-1740

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft; Cotton; Silk

  • Techniques:

    Embroidered, Woven (plain)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0576


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Object Number

1958.0576

Object Name

Chair (Easy chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest 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

India, Asia

Secondary Origin Notes

Previously dated 1700-1725, this fabric was probably made between 1700-1750 in India for the European market.

Date

1730-1740

Materials

Maple, soft; Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

48.875 (H) , 32.5 (W) , 29 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

124.143 (H) , 82.55 (W) , 73.66 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front knees. H (seat) 13 in. (33 cm); W (crest) 23.5 in. (59.6 cm); W (seat) 27.375 in. (69.6 cm); W (feet) 27.375 in. (69.4 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.3 cm)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 90, p. 367 & 369-90.
[Article] Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
Published: fig. 14, p. 10-11.
[Book] Crill, Rosemary. 1999 Indian Embroidery.
Examples used to attribute: p. 23, fig. 1; p. 28-29, fig. 6, 7; p. 34, fig. 15.