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On Display: House - Morattico Hall
Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1715-1730
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Maple, hard
- Oak, red
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1958.0538
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0538
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 attributed it to Europe between 1700-1775.
Date
1715-1730
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Maple, hard
- Oak, red
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (velvet)
Dimensions (inches)
50.875 (H) x 32.5 (W) x 32 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
129.223 (H) x 82.55 (W) x 81.28 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 12.5 in. (31.8 cm); W (crest) 23 in. (58.3 cm); W (seat) 27 in. (68.6 cm); W (feet) 27 in. (68.6 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.2 cm).