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On Display: House - Gold And White Room
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified, Scalamandré
1795-1805
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ash
- Paint
- Gilt
- Composite
- Silk
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1991.0066
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1991.0066
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); Scalamandré (Fabric manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Long Island City; New York; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This reproduction fabric was made by Scalamandre (#905-27) and purchased by Winterthur in 1993.
Date
1795-1805
Materials
- Ash
- Paint
- Gilt
- Composite
- Silk
- Wool
Techniques
- Watered (Moire)
- Woven (satin)
Dimensions (inches)
36.5 (H) x 20.5 (W) x 21.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
92.71 (H) x 52.07 (W) x 54.928 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.375 in. (44 cm); W (crest) 19 in. (48.1 cm); W (arms) 20 in. (50.7 cm); W (feet) 20 in. (50.6 cm); D (seat) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm); D (feet) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p. 69.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2014 Adam Hains and the Philadelphia-Reading Connection. American Furniture. 143-201.
• Published: p. 160, fig. 31.