//
For internal use only
On Display: House - Phyfe Room
Chair (Side chair)
Duncan Phyfe
1807-1807
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Duncan Phyfe (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash
- Gum, red
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1957.0719.010
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1957.0719.010
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Duncan Phyfe (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This chair was made in New York in 1807 and re-upholstered using modern fabric in the mid-20th century. The chair was re-upholstered by Joseph Li Volsi of New York City on 10/30/1969 and again with the same fabric in May of 1984. (see conservation file)
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The upholstery fabric is a reproduction made in France by Prelle et Cie in 1966. It is a copy of the fabric on the retired window hangings 1957.1353.001-.003, formerly used in the Phyfe room.
Date
1807-1807
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash
- Gum, red
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
33 (H) x 19 (W) x 21.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
83.82 (H) x 48.26 (W) x 53.975 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 15 in. (38 cm); W (feet) 20.375 in. (51.6 cm). Dim. of .1.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 66.Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Chairs from set published: p. 164Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Chairs from set published: p. 112Other: Simo, Laura. A Suite Profusion of Color: Baltimore Painted Furniture, 1800-1820.
• Chairs from set published: fig. 21. Chairs from set discussed: p. 8.