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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified, John Welch, Joseph Li Volsi
1730-1740
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Maple, soft
- Wool
- Cotton
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1951.0021
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1951.0021
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); John Welch (Carver); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Carving attributed to John Welch by Keno, Freund, and Miller, "Very Pink of the Mode: Boston Georgian Chairs," in American Furniture (1996), fig. 15, p. 278.
Secondary Place of Origin
Norwich; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The main fabric on this chair was made in England, probably Norwich, between 1750 and 1800.
Date
1730-1740
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Maple, soft
- Wool
- Cotton
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
- Woven (brocaded)
Dimensions (inches)
46 (H) x 35.5 (W) x 28.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
116.84 (H) x 90.17 (W) x 72.39 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of seat. H (seat frame) 12.25 in. (31.1 cm); W (wings) 28.25 in. (71.7 cm); W (seat front) 30.5 in. (77.4 cm); W (seat back) 23.875 in. (60.6 cm); W (feet) 30.75 in. (76.2 cm); D (seat) 23 in. (58.4 cm); D (feet) 25 in. (63.5 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Nix, Michael. 2023 Norwich Textiles: A Global Story 1750 - 1840.
• Published: p. 8, fig. 0.6Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 82, pp. 151-52Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 79Article: Keno, Leigh, et al. 1996 "The Very Pink of the Mode: Boston Georgian Chairs, Their Export, and Their Influence". American Furniture. 1996: 267-306.
• Published: fig. 15, p. 278Article: 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: fig. 38, pp. 21-23.Catalogue: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. 1944 "The Americana Collection of the Late Mrs. J. Amory Haskell, Part 2" (May 17-20, 1944).
• Published: lot 746.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2696