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On Display: House - Cecil Bedroom
Slip seat
1740-1959
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Cotton
- Wood
- Canvas
- Hair
Museum Object Number
1986.0513
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1986.0513
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This slip seat is possibly original to stool 1959.0806, which was made between 1720 and 1740 in Newport, Rhode Island, and was upholstered at Winterthur or in New York in the early 20th century.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The center section of canvaswork was probably made in America between 1740 and 1790 and may have once been a pocketbook. Both side pieces were made 1950 and 1960.
Date
1740-1959
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned to reverse (white tag)
Inscription: "stock/ (59.806)/ pad 86.513/ CECIL B/RM/Oct-Mar/ #3 (graphite)
Type: Label
Location: Pinned to reverse (white tag)
Inscription: "86.513/ Pad"
Type: Label
Location: Nailed to rail on side ( white twill)
Inscription: "Cecil Room 3 F 40/ 4-1-2" (typed) 59.806 (faint graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Wool
- Linen
- Cotton
- Wood
- Canvas
- Hair
Techniques
- Canvaswork
- Woven (plain)
- Embroidered (Irish stitch)
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
16.75 (W) x 13 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
42.545 (W) x 33.02 (L)