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On Display: House - Essex Room
Slip seat
Lee Behren Silks, Ltd., A. H. Lee
1929-1969
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Lee Behren Silks, Ltd. (Printer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1984.0600.004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1984.0600.004
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Lee Behren Silks, Ltd. (Printer); A. H. Lee (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This slip seat was probably made at Winterthur or in New York City.
Secondary Place of Origin
Plainview; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This reproduction fabric was printed in 1969 by Lee Behren Silks, Ltd. on fabric made by A. H. Lee.
Date
1929-1969
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, cloth tag
Inscription: "STAMPER BLACKWELL / 57.666" (typed)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: "Slip seat / 84.600.4 / Arm chair / 57.666" (recto) "#3 / APR - SEPT" (verso), in graphite
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Cotton
- Wood
Techniques
- Printed
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
24.75 (W) x 19.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
62.865 (W) x 50.165 (L)
Measurement Notes
Width is at front edge. Width at the rear edge is 19.25 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern, p. 265, fig. 274Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum & Floud, Peter. 1955 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: Two Centuries of Changing Taste.
• Textile with same pattern, no. 7Catalogue: Victoria and Albert Museum, et al. 1960 Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition of English Chintz: English Printed Fabrics from their Origins until the Present Day; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, May 18th to July 17th, 1960. 75
• Textile with same pattern, p. 27 #115Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.