Object Details
user
Burker, Lucille Leslie
Description
The back of the chair is a modified balloon shape, attached at base to square seat, from the side of which rises solid rectangular arms that are
continuations of sides of base. Base trimmed with pendent fringe upholstered parts trimmed with cord.
Loose pieces of cord and tassel trimming which probably were draped from top corners of black to top rear corners of arms.
The overstuffed chair became fashionable in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. This type of chair promised relaxation and comfort. Most oriental carpet furniture is in the style that was called "Turkish." The name is derived not from the carpets, although they may be Turkish,
but from the use of that term for chairs.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Lucille Leslie Burker
Date made
1870 - 1890
ID Number
DL.67.0006
catalog number
67.0006
accession number
267851
Object Name
chair
Other Terms
Chair; Arm; Upholstered
Physical Description
fabric (back material)
fabric (seat material)
wood (legs, set of material)
Measurements
overall: 76.6 cm x 78 cm x 62 cm; 30 3/16 in x 30 11/16 in x 24 7/16 in
overall, chair: 30 in x 30 3/4 in x 24 5/8 in; 76.2 cm x 78.105 cm x 62.5475 cm
overall, cording, each: 1 7/8 in x 32 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 82.55 cm x 4.7625 cm
overall, tassle trimming, bagged: 1 1/8 in x 8 in x 5 3/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 20.32 cm x 13.6525 cm
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Furniture
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_312998