Back and Seat of Chair with White, Purple, Green, Orange and Black Quilled Star Design Item Number: 09.867a-b from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This type of quilled article is a prime example of the ingenuity of the artist to take traditional materials, quills, normally used in bags and clothing decoration and fashion a new item for the trade markets. The seat cushion reflects the Victorian mode of seat cushions used in non-Native homes of the period.
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
- Name
- Back and Seat of Chair with White, Purple, Green, Orange and Black Quilled Star Design
- Identification Number
- 09.867a-b
- Type of Item
- design, chair, back, star and seat
- Material
- porcupine quill and birchbark
- Measurements
- “Back: 15 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (39.4 x 24.7 cm) Seat: 12 13/16 x 14 3/16 in. (32.5 x 36 cm)” ?
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Furniture