Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture Maker)

    Ernest LoNano Interiors (Interior decorator)

  • Place of Origin:

    Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1740-1775

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1739


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.1739

Object Name

Chair (Side 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.

Ernest LoNano Interiors (Interior decorator)
The interior design firm of Ernest Lo Nano manufactured many textile furnishings (curtains, upholstery, bed hangings, etc.) for Henry Francis du Pont between 1929 and 1958. Mr. du Pont mainly worked with Ernest S. Lo Nano Jr (1901 to 1958), who was proprietor of the shop from 1935-1958. Mr.du Pont was quite clear that Lo Nano did not act as the interior designer at Winterthur. Rather, Lo Nano was the curtain maker and upholsterer. Jeni Sandberg has conducted much of the primary research on Lo Nano. See the manuscripts, notes in file "Lo Nano" in textile curator's office.

Place of Origin

Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1740-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; On the scrim; "Ernest LoNano/INTERIORS/NEW YORK"

Materials

Maple, soft

Dimensions (inches)

40.625 (H) , 22.25 (W) , 21.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

103.188 (H) , 56.52 (W) , 54.928 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at knees. OD is at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published as cat. no. 22, p. 41-42.