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On Display: House - Essex Room
Slip seat
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Canvas
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1969.5537
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1969.5537
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This slip seat fabric was probably worked between 1700 and 1800.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "58.2220/ESSeX Room/ALL YEAR" [over]/"#4" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Cloth tag
Inscription: 3 F 9/CECIL ROOM/Apr - May - June - Oct- Nov - Dec (typed)
Type: Label
Location: Plastic Tag
Inscription: 3 F 9/CECIL ROOM/Jan - Feb - March/July-Aug-Sept (typed) DUPONT BED ROOM" (stamped in black)
Type: Label
Location: Reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: "slip seat/1969./5537 [over] "chair/1958./2220" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Wool
- Canvas
- Wood
Techniques
- Canvaswork
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered (Irish stitch)
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
17.75 (W) x 13 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.085 (W) x 33.02 (L)
Measurement Notes
Width and length measurements are overall measurements.