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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1760-1775
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.0591
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0591
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Charleston; South Carolina; South; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was made in Europe, possibly France, between 1750-1775.
Date
1760-1775
Materials
- Mahogany
- Ash
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
47 (H) x 35.75 (W) x 34 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
119.38 (H) x 90.805 (W) x 86.36 (D)
Measurement Notes
Dimensions with upholstery; OW at arms; OD crest to feet; W (crest) 28.875 in. ; W (wings) 30 in.; W (seat) 30.5 in. ; W (feet) 32.25 in.; D (seat) 20 in. ; D (feet) 28.25 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: Figure 84Book: Rauschenberg, Bradford L. & Bivins, John Franklin. 2003 The Furniture of Charleston.
• Published: Vol. I, No. Cch-37, p. 412-14Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of print pattern (T17), p. 203, fig. 191Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of print pattern (T14), p. 204, fig. 194Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of print pattern (T10), p. 208, fig. 204