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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1760-1775
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1959.1202
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1202
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Previously attributed to Italy,1740-1760, this fabric was probably woven in Europe between 1725 and 1775.
Date
1760-1775
Materials
- Mahogany
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
46.375 (H) x 38 (W) x 33.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
117.793 (H) x 96.52 (W) x 84.455 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at crest, OW at front of arms, OD from front of seat to crest.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
• Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: pl. 8.