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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified, Joseph Li Volsi, J. H. Thorp & Co., Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.
1765-1775
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
1951.0010
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1951.0010
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer); J. H. Thorp & Co. (Fabric retailer); Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
White Plains; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was made in 1968 by Brunschwig and Fils.
Date
1765-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Under rail
Inscription: Chiseled "II"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Mahogany
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
45.875 (H) x 38 (W) x 36.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
116.523 (H) x 96.52 (W) x 92.71 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms, OD from front of seat to crest.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 91Book: Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
• Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.