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On Display: House - Gamon Room
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1750-1770
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1966.1034
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.1034
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This wool moire fabric was made in Europe, probably between 1700 and 1800.
Date
1750-1770
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Wool
Techniques
- Watered (Moire)
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
40.625 (H) x 26.625 (W) x 23.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
103.188 (H) x 67.628 (W) x 60.008 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at arms. OD is 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. 93, pp. 174-175.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. 19.Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of moreen: p. 300-303.