Chair (Side chair)

Museum Object Number 1956.0052

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)

Creator Notes

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

Place of Origin

Boston or Salem, Suffolk or Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was made in Europe between 1750-1775.

Date

1765-1785

Materials

Mahogany; Maple; Birch; Pine, white; Silk

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

37.5 (H) , 23.75 (W) , 21.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

95.25 (H) , 60.325 (W) , 53.975 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 17.5 in. (44.4 cm); W (crest) 19.5 in. (49.5 cm); W (seat front) 22.5 in. (57.1 cm); W (seat back) 17.25 in. (43.8 cm); D (seat) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published cat. no. 57. pp. 102-04.
[Book] Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published fig. 113