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On Display: House - Essex Room
Chair (Side chair)
Benjamin Randolph, Cora Ginsburg LLC, A. H. Lee, Lee Behren Silks, Ltd.
1769-1770
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin Randolph (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1958.2290
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2290
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Benjamin Randolph (Cabinetmaker); Cora Ginsburg LLC (Fabric retailer); A. H. Lee (Fabric manufacturer); Lee Behren Silks, Ltd. (Printer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Lyon; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Per fabric dealer, Cora Ginsburg, this fabric was made in Lyon, France, as a reproduction of French silk of the 1760-65 era. The late construction date for the fabric is 1924.
Date
1769-1770
Materials
- Mahogany
- Cedar
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (brocaded)
Dimensions (inches)
36.75 (H) x 23.75 (W) x 23.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
93.345 (H) x 60.325 (W) x 60.325 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at knees, OD from front of seat to crest. Seat measurements, in inches: L: 18.0 ; W: 22.0 ; H: 2.75. (Sara Jatcko, 04/15/2009)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2020 Formafantasma Cambio.
• Published: p. 80, no. 8Book: Oats, Joclyn M. 2022 An Illustrated Guide to Furniture History.
• Published: p. 97, fig. 3.86Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 1., p. 85. and fig.13 , p.99Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 138Book: Wainwright, Nicholas B. 1964 Colonial Grandeur: The House and Furniture of Colonel John Cadwalader.
• Cadwalader family furnishings and home discussed.Book: Anderson, Mark, et al. 1995 Cadwalader Study.
• Chair and related furniture discussed.Article: Graves, Leroy & Beckerdite, Luke. 2000 New Insights on John Cadwalader's Commode-Seat Side Chairs. American Furniture. 152-68.
• pp.152-168Article: 1996 "The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia". Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin. (Fall)
Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Thesis: Devlin, Shannon Marie. 2015 "Nine Mahogany Table…Two Marble Slabbs and Stands…and a Cow": The First Generation Furniture of Drayton Hall. M.A. Clemson University Historic Preservation