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On Display: House - Wentworth Room
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
- Cotton
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.0576
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0576
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
India; Asia
Secondary Origin Notes
Previously dated 1700-1725, this fabric was probably made between 1700-1750 in India for the European market.
Date
1730-1740
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Cotton
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
48.875 (H) x 32.5 (W) x 29 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
124.143 (H) x 82.55 (W) x 73.66 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front knees. H (seat) 13 in. (33 cm); W (crest) 23.5 in. (59.6 cm); W (seat) 27.375 in. (69.6 cm); W (feet) 27.375 in. (69.4 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. 90, p. 367 & 369-90.Article: Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
• Published: fig. 14, p. 10-11.Book: Crill, Rosemary. 1999 Indian Embroidery.
• Examples used to attribute: p. 23, fig. 1; p. 28-29, fig. 6, 7; p. 34, fig. 15.