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On Display: House - Blue Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified, Joseph Li Volsi
1790-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Oak, red
- Oak, white
- Cedar
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1957.0992
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0992
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Per a previous cataloguer the fabric used on this chair was made in Europe 1780-1800.
Date
1790-1800
Materials
- Mahogany
- Oak, red
- Oak, white
- Cedar
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
39.25 (H) x 21 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
99.695 (H) x 53.34 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front of seat, OD from front rail to back feet, W (crest) 18.875 in., W (rear frame) 16.00 in., W (front feet) 20.625 in., D (front to back rail, outer faces) 18.75 in., D (feet) 19.00 in.
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. no. 87.