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Slip seat
1740-1750
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Wool
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.4334
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.4334
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Per furniture record for associated chair, 1958.0961: "The origin may be NJ. The Monmouth County, NJ Historical Society owns a pair of chairs identical to 1958.0961 which descended in the Vredenburgh family of Monmouth County. Those chairs are related to other furniture with Middletown, Monmouth County origins."
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was made in England, probably between 1750 and 1850.
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: reverse, on frame
Inscription: "VIII" (chiseled on frame)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: recto: "58.961 Chair/#/ HardenBergh/ParLor/69.4334/pad #/OCT-Mar" verso: "3" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, paper label
Inscription: "4M3/ HARDENBERGH/ SITTING ROOM/ April-May-June/ Oct-Nov-Dec" (typed)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, twill tape label
Inscription: "SEASON 4" (stamped in red)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Maple
- Wool
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
21.75 (W) x 15.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.245 (W) x 40.005 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements overall