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On Display: House - Gamon Room
Chair (Slipper chair)
Unidentified
1755-1785
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1964.0109
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1964.0109
Object Name
Chair (Slipper chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is eastern Massachusetts.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The silk brocaded fabric used to upholster this chair seat appears to have been made in Europe between 1870-1900.
Date
1755-1785
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (brocaded)
Dimensions (inches)
34 (H) x 23.625 (W) x 20.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.36 (H) x 60.008 (W) x 52.705 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet.
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. 30, pp. 55-56.