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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified, Hartmann et Fils
1755-1780
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.2429
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2429
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker); Hartmann et Fils (Printer)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is northeastern Massachusetts, probably Boston.
Secondary Place of Origin
Alsace; France; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The upholstery fabric was printed by Hartmann et Fils in Munster, France in about 1800.
Date
1755-1780
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Cotton
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Mordant style
- Block printed
Dimensions (inches)
46.5 (H) x 36.25 (W) x 28 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
118.11 (H) x 92.075 (W) x 71.12 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat frame) 12.875 in. (32.7 cm); W (wings) 29 in. (73.6 cm); W (seat front) 32.25 in. (81.9 cm); W (seat back) 23.625 in. (60.0 cm); W (feet) 32.5 in. (82.5 cm); D (seat) 23 in. (58.4 cm); D (feet) 26 in. (66.0 cm).
Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles. (Conservation, 2009).
Florence Montgomery determined warps per inch at 88. (T292)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 84, pp. 154-55.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 82Book: Clouzot, Henri & Morris, Frances. 1927 Painted and Printed Fabrics : The History of the Manufactory at Jouy and Other Ateliers in France 1760-1815.
• Textile with same print (T292, upholstery), pl. LXXII (72)Book: Clouzot, Henri. 1928 Histoire de la manufacture de Jouy et de la toile imprimee en France.
• Textile with same print (T292, upholstery), pl. 67Book: Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 1961 Painted and Printed Textiles from A.D. 800 to 1961. 63.
• Related fabric (T292, upholstery): p. 28Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern (T51- slipcover), p. 273, fig. 287Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Chapter: Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts. Book: Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style and penciled blue, p. 88; 94-96; 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12