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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1760-1775
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Oak
- Pine, white
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1957.0533
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0533
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This silk damask fabric was made in Europe, probably between 1750 and 1775.
Date
1760-1775
Materials
- Mahogany
- Oak
- Pine, white
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Construction Description
Hand-woven
Dimensions (inches)
46.25 (H) x 36.25 (W) x 31.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
117.475 (H) x 92.075 (W) x 79.375 (D)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions with upholstery; OW at arms; OD crest to feet; W (crest) 25.5 in. ; W (wings) 28 in. ; W (seat front) 30.25 in. ; W (feet) 30.250 in. ; D (seat) 22.75 in.; D (feet) 28 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: figure 84.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: pl. 2.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of print pattern (T17): p. 203, fig. 191