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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1755-1785
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.2138
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2138
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This chair is from the Boston area. This chair was re-upholstered in January 1969 by Joseph Li Volsi for Winterthur, and re-upholstered by the Conservation lab on6/2/94. At that time, the silk upholstery was replaced and a new ethafoam foundation was added.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric "Alberton Damask" was woven in England by Guy Humphries and 35 yards were purchased through Classical Revivals by Winterthur on 5/25/1999.
Date
1755-1785
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
40.375 (H) x 26.75 (W) x 22.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
102.552 (H) x 67.945 (W) x 57.468 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at arms. OD is at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: fig. 96, pp. 179-80.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 21.Catalogue: American Galleries. 1929 Loan Exhibition of eighteenth and early nineteenth-century furniture and glass...for the benefit of the National Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.; September 25th-October 9th, 1929.
• Published: cat. no. 605.Book: Thornton, Peter. 1965 Baroque and Rococo Silks.
• Related fabric: pl.114a, p.194Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with Montgomery Design Number: T27, p. 207, fig. 202