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On Display: House - Phyfe Room
Stool (Window stool)
1805-1815
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cherry
Museum Object Number
1957.0735
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0735
Object Name
Stool (Window stool)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The creation place pertains to the sofa. This cushion was upholstered by Joseph Li Volsi of New York City in April, 1967 (See conservation file).
Date
1805-1815
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cherry
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
30.25 (H) x 42.75 (W) x 16.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
76.835 (H) x 108.585 (W) x 41.91 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at stiles; OW at center of crest rails; OD at crest rails.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: American Galleries. 1929 Loan Exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century furniture and glass...for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.; September 25th-October 9th, 1929.
• Published: cat. no. 791Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 69.Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 112