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On Display: House - Marlboro Room
Slip seat
Ernest LoNano Interiors
1930-1950
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Wood
- Linen
- Canvas
- Burlap
- Hair
Museum Object Number
1984.0642
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1984.0642
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Ernest LoNano Interiors (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The slip seat was made in New York by Ernest LoNano Interiors between 1929 and 1961.
Secondary Place of Origin
New England; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The slip seat canvaswork cover was probably worked in New England between 1730 and 1780.
Date
1930-1950
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: label
Location: woven cloth, sewn to center of reverse
Inscription: "Interior decorator/ERNEST LoNANO/127 EAST 59TH ST. N.Y"
Type: Label
Location: on seat frame in red paint
Inscription: "1H47"
Type: Label
Location: on seat frame
Inscription: "Red Room" (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: pinned at center of reverse White twill
Inscription: 1 H 47/RED MARLBORO ROOM/October to July/(Needlework)-(typed)
Type: Label
Location: pinned at center of reverse, White tag
Inscription: slip seat 84.642, on reverse Corner/Chair/61.1190.2 (graphite)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Classical
Materials
- Wool
- Wood
- Linen
- Canvas
- Burlap
- Hair
Techniques
- Canvaswork
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
21.5 (W) x 21 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
54.61 (W) x 53.34 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements are from corner to corner, based on the orientation within the chair.