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On Display: House - Empire Parlor
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1815-1825
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Walnut
- Hickory
- Paint
- Gilt
- Maple, hard
- Cherry
- Silk
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1957.0739
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0739
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
White Plains; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The reproduction fabrics were made by Brunschwig & Fils, Inc in 1989. See conservation file for report dated 2/23/1989.
Date
1815-1825
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Walnut
- Hickory
- Paint
- Gilt
- Maple, hard
- Cherry
- Silk
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
38 (H) x 26.75 (W) x 26 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.52 (H) x 67.945 (W) x 66.04 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front of seat, OD from front to rear feet.
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. 79Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 1993 Classical Taste in America 1800-1840.
• Published: fig. 97Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1990 Egyptian Influence on American Furniture. Antiques.
• Published: Pl. IXArticle: Stewart, Patrick. 1978 The American Empire Style. American Art Journal. (November)
Book: Voorsanger, Catherine Hoover & Howat, John K. 2000 Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861.
• Published: Frontispiece and cat. no. 221, p. 514.Other: Ausherman, Dale. 2015 Winterthur Furniture Forum.