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On Display: House - Morattico Hall
Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1730-1740
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Walnut
- Maple, hard
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1958.0537
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0537
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This velvet fabric is probably 18th or early 19th century. A previous cataloger attributes it to Europe between 1700-1775.
Date
1730-1740
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Walnut
- Maple, hard
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (velvet)
Dimensions (inches)
48.625 (H) x 31.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
123.508 (H) x 80.01 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 11.5 in. (29.2 cm); W (crest) 24.25 in. (61.5 cm); W (seat) 27.75 in. (70.5 cm); W (feet) 27.5 in. (69.7 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.3 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 92, pp. 369-70.