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On Display: House - Empire Hall
Slip seat
1815-1820
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Wood
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2006.0015.001 B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the Carpenter estate in memory of Charles H. and Mary Grace Carpenter
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Object Number
2006.0015.001 B
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This slip seat is original to its associated chair.
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe or North America
Secondary Origin Notes
This reproduction fabric was probably made in Europe or the United States in the late 20th century.
Date
1815-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned to webbing
Inscription: ".06.15.1b"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Wood
- Silk
Techniques
- Watered (Moire)
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 22 (W) x 24.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (H) x 55.88 (W) x 62.23 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements taken at edges, width at rear: 18.25 inches.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 499, p. 306Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 1980 In praise of America : American decorative arts, 1650-1830; fifty years of discovery since the 1929 Girl Scouts loan exhibition.
• In associated exhibition.