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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Parlor
Slip seat
1740-1750
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Wood
Museum Object Number
1969.5465
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.5465
Object Name
Slip seat
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This slip seat is original to its associated chair.
Secondary Place of Origin
Probably England; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The slip seat is covered in fabric printed in Britain about 1760.
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: reverse, top edge of slip seat
Inscription: "Hardenbergh/Parlor/58.961/Apr Sept" (in graphite)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, top edge on tyvek tag
Inscription: "4M3 / HARDENBERGH/SITTING ROOM/JAN - FEB - MAR/JULY - AUG - SEPT" (typed)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, top edge, on twill tape
Inscription: "SEASON 1 3" (stamped in red)
Type: Label
Location: reverse, pinned on tag
Inscription: "SLIPSEAT / 1969.5465 / CHAIR / 1958.0961" (in graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Cotton
- Wood
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Resist style
Dimensions (inches)
21.25 (W) x 16 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
53.975 (W) x 40.64 (L)
Measurement Notes
Width at rear: 16.5