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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified, Joseph Li Volsi
1760-1790
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.0135.008
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0135.008
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture Maker); Joseph Li Volsi (Upholsterer)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Date
1760-1790
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple
- Silk
Dimensions (inches)
47.875 (H) x 33.75 (W) x 34 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
121.603 (H) x 85.725 (W) x 86.36 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at wings, OD from crest to front of seat.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published in cat. no. 87, pp. 160-62.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1417