Museum Object Number1957.0693 |
Chair (Side chair)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)
References: Frank Cousins, The Wood-Carver of Salem: Samuel McInture, his life and work (Boston: Little, Brown, 1916); Fiske Kimball, Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver: The Architect of Salem (Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press; published for the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, 1940); Mabel Munson Swan, Samuel McInture, carver, and the Sandersons, early Salem cabinet makers (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1934).
1757
1811
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
China, Asia
This chair is upholstered with fabric made in China in the late 18th century.
1795-1795
Mahogany; Ebony; Ash; Birch; Pine, white
Woven (plain), Painted
39.5 (H) , 22 (W) , 21.5 (D)
100.33 (H) , 55.88 (W) , 54.61 (D)
OW at seat front, OD from seat front to crest. ; Fabric selvedge W: 30 inches.
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[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 15.