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- Slipper Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum, July 1935 -
- July 30, 1935
- Collections - Artifact
Slipper Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum, July 1935
- Slipper Chair, 1750-1770 - A well-to-do woman from the mid-1700s would have placed this finely made slipper chair in her bedchamber where she dressed. The chair's short legs put the seat closer to the floor making it easier for her to put on or remove her shoes or slippers.
- 1750-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Slipper Chair, 1750-1770
A well-to-do woman from the mid-1700s would have placed this finely made slipper chair in her bedchamber where she dressed. The chair's short legs put the seat closer to the floor making it easier for her to put on or remove her shoes or slippers.
- Slipper Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed at Ernest LoNano Interiors, New York, 1950-1953 - The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. This photograph documents the re-upholstery process on The Henry Ford's furniture by the firm.
- 1950-1953
- Collections - Artifact
Slipper Chair, 1750-1770, Photographed at Ernest LoNano Interiors, New York, 1950-1953
The firm of Ernest LoNano -- active from 1912 into the 1980s -- was known as the premier re-upholsterers of antique American furniture. Museums from coast to coast sought the advice of three generations of LoNanos for accuracy in period upholstery fabrics. The company specialized in adapting historic fabrics for reuse. This photograph documents the re-upholstery process on The Henry Ford's furniture by the firm.