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Chair (Easy chair)
Ernest Hagen, Joseph Li Volsi
1890-1920
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ernest Hagen (Attributed Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Ash
- Ash, black
Museum Object Number
1952.0093
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0093
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Ernest Hagen (Attributed Maker); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The upholstery fabric is a reproduction made in France by Prelle et Cie in 1966. It is a copy of the fabric on the retired window hangings 1957.1353.001-.003, formerly used in the Phyfe room.
Date
1890-1920
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Ash
- Ash, black
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
36.875 (H) x 30.75 (W) x 32 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
93.663 (H) x 78.105 (W) x 81.28 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 24.25 in. (61.5 cm); W (seat) 30.125 in. (76.4 cm); W (feet) 27.125 in. (68.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 135.Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 112