Name/Title
Four Red Silk Damask Chair CushionsEntry/Object ID
97.6.11 A-DDescription
Four Red Silk Damask Chair Cushions
Narrow gold, silk braid edging
Linen "French Cake" upholstered base, hand-tied at regular intervals, with cotton ties for each Cushion to secure cushion to the chair
Filled with horse-hair
Silk is medium weave, much more compact pattern than curtains of similar colorCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
97.6.Source or Donor
The Charleston MuseumAcquisition Method
TransferCredit Line
The Charleston Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frances Dill Rhett (Mrs. I.B. Rhett)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
CushionNomenclature Sub-Class
Other Household AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Household AccessoriesNomenclature Category
Category 02: FurnishingsDimensions
Width
15-3/4 inLength
16 inDimension Notes
one or two cushions are 15.5x13
trapezoid -16"x15.75w at front, 12.5" at back,
2"deepLocation
Moved By
RedDate
July 29, 1998Notes
Until: / /Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentCondition
Overall Condition
FairNotes
a-cord slightly detached , one small hole, few snags
b-some snags to silk, stained & discolored, fading outer edge, badly frayed- 2 of 4 fasterers remaining- edge cord partially detached
c- silk worn all the way through on front- cord missing on front- underuupholstery exposed on front, not tuffed- ties attatchedGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Location Details1: 1Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 29, 1998Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
March 30, 2023