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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
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.0558
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0558
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
Previously cataloged as French Regence (1700-1725), this fabric was possibly made between 1860-1940.
Date
1715-1730
Materials
- Maple
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
51.125 (H) x 31.5 (W) x 32.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
129.858 (H) x 80.01 (W) x 83.503 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front of arms, OD from front of seat to crest.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published as cat. no. 88, pp. 364-66.Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 163