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On Display: House - Phyfe Room
Stool (Music stool)
Unidentified, Prelle et Cie
1815-1825
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash, white
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1957.0727
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0727
Object Name
Stool (Music stool)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker); Prelle et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The creation place pertains to the stool. The stool was reupholstered in March of 1976 using reproduction fabric (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
1815-1825
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash, white
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
32.625 (H) x 16 (W) x 19 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
82.868 (H) x 40.64 (W) x 48.26 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 14.625 in. (37 cm); W (feet) 12.125 in. (30.7 cm); D (feet) 12.125 in. (30.7 cm).
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.451Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent. 1939 Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency.
• Similar stool published: p. 182, pl. 166.Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83