Chair (Easy chair)

J. Pope, Brunschwig & Fils, Inc., Joseph Li Volsi

1760-1790

Category

Furniture

Creator (Role)

J. Pope (Furniture Maker); Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Fabric manufacturer); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)

Place of Origin

Boston or Salem; Massachusetts; Suffolk or Essex; New England; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Origin is northeastern Massachusetts, probably Boston or Salem.

Secondary Place of Origin

France; Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric,"Galieni" was manufactured by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. The fabric was stamped and woven in France.

Date

1760-1790

Materials

Mahogany
Maple, soft
Wool

Techniques

Stamped
Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

45.625 (H) x 35 (W) x 32 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

115.888 (H) x 88.9 (W) x 81.28 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 13.125 in. (33.3 cm); W (wings) 28 in. (71.7 cm); W (seat front) 31.75 in. (80.6 cm); W (seat back) 24 in. (60.9 cm); W (feet) 33.125 in. (84.1 cm); D (seat) 22.625 in. (57.4 cm); D (feet) 25.75 in. (65.4 cm).

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. 86, pp. 158-59.

Book: Cooke, Edward S. 1987 Upholstery in America & Europe from the Seventeenth Century to World War I. 273.

• Upholstery techniques: figs. 83-86, pp. 97-99;

Book: Jobe, Brock & Kaye, Myrna. 1984 New England Furniture in the Colonial Era.

• Published no. 111-33, p. 98;

Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.

• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.

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Chair (Easy chair)

J. Pope, Brunschwig & Fils, Inc., Joseph Li Volsi

1760-1790