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On Display: House - Cecil Bedroom
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified, Joseph Li Volsi
1735-1745
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Walnut veneer
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1959.0069
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0069
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously attributed to Rhode Island.
Secondary Place of Origin
England or France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Previously dated 1740 -1760, this silk was probably made in England or France between 1705 and 1715
Date
1735-1745
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Walnut veneer
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (Compound)
Construction Description
Hand-woven
Dimensions (inches)
43.5 (H) x 28.375 (W) x 23.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
110.49 (H) x 72.073 (W) x 59.69 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is of arms and OD is of feet. H (seat) 17 in. (43.1 cm); W (crest) 16.75 in (42.5 cm); W (seat front) 23 in. (58.4 cm); W (seat back) 17 in. (43.1 cm); W (feet) 24.375 in (61.9 cm); D (seat) 18.375 in (46.7 cm). Seam to seam, the fabric measures 19.25 inches wide.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 13 (left), pp. 24-26Book: Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published: fig. 154Article: 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: figs. 20 & 23, pp. 14-16, where it is dated 1725-30.Book: Rothstein, Natalie. 1990 Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century In the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London With a Complete Catalogue. 351.
• Discussion of the "Bizarre" style in silk weaving: p. 37-41, cat. 1-22.Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 105