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On Display: House - Phyfe Room
Cushion (Mattress)
Prelle et Cie, Joseph Li Volsi
1967-1967
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Prelle et Cie (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1984.0649.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1984.0649.002
Object Name
Cushion (Mattress)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Prelle et Cie (Fabric manufacturer); Joseph Li Volsi (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This cushion was upholstered by Joseph Li Volsi of New York City in April, 1967 (See conservation file).
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The upholstery fabric is a reproduction made in France by Prelle et Cie in 1966. It is a copy of the fabric on the retired window hangings 1957.1353.001-.003, formerly used in the Phyfe room.
Date
1967-1967
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (compound)
Dimensions (inches)
78.25 (W) x 27.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
198.755 (W) x 69.215 (D)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken from sofa record 1957.0729.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Burnham, Dorothy K. 1980 Warp and Weft: a Textile Terminology. 216.
• Discussion of lampas: p. 82-83