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Settee
1810-1820
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mulberry
- Maple, soft
- Ash
- Birch
- Hickory
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1957.0981
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0981
Object Name
Settee
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin may be New England based on the presence of birch and the use of thin lines in the decoration.
Date
1810-1820
Materials
- Mulberry
- Maple, soft
- Ash
- Birch
- Hickory
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Techniques
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
34 (H) x 22.25 (D) x 67 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.36 (H) x 56.515 (D) x 170.18 (L)
Measurement Notes
OL at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); L (crest) 59.875 in.; L (seat) 66 in.; L (feet) 64.875 in.; D (center of seat) 19.5 in. (49.5 cm); D (center feet) 21 in. (53.2 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. 485.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1998 "The Christian M. Nestell Drawing Book: A Focus on the Ornamental Painter and His Craft in Early Nineteenth-Century America". American Furniture. 1998: 99-163.
• Published: fig. 90, p.149.