Chair back upholstery, "Turkey-work"
Date1675-1700
OriginEngland
MediumWool pile; Hemp warps and wefts, dark natural Z4S.
Dimensions25" x 12"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-375,2A
DescriptionChair upholstery, "Turkey work" (removed from chair of same number). Ghiordes knot; one shoot of weft after each row of knots; 56 knots per square inch. Colors: Ground - field and border, creamy-white. Pattern: yellow, pink brick-red, red, light green, dark green. The pattern of the field is one of interlaced scrolls bearing roses. The border contains angular interlacings.Label TextTurkey work was woven in England in a technique much like oriental carpets. It was fashionable for cushions and chair upholstry. Sets of chair seats and backs were frequently exported to the colonies where they were used to upholster American made chairs.
ProvenanceEx-Coll: Luke Vincent Lockwood Collection.
1640-1670
Probably 19th century
18th or 19th century
2nd half 18th century
Likely Eighteenth Century
Second half of 18th century
1700-1740
1725-1740, later printed edges
1710-1740
