Chair (Side chair)

Museum Object Number 1954.0547

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)

Creator Notes

This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

New York or Boston, New York or Massachusetts, Mid-Atlantic or New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin New York or New England.

Date

1707-1725

Materials

Maple, soft; Oak, red

Dimensions (inches)

46.75 (H) , 18 (W) , 18.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

118.745 (H) , 45.72 (W) , 47.625 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat front; OD from crest to front feet. H (seat) 19.75 in. (50.2 cm); D (seat) 14.375 in. (36.5 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 70, pp. 320-23
[Article] Kamil, Neil D. 1995 "Hidden in Plain Sight: Disappearance and Material Life in Colonial New York". American Furniture. 1995: 191-249.
• Published: fig. 3, p. 196.