Chair (Armchair)

Museum Object Number 1957.0879

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)

Creator Notes

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).

Date of Birth

1757

Date of Death

1811

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

White Plains, New York, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was upholstered in 1975 at Winterthur with fabric made by Brunschwig & Fils, of New York in 1974.

Date

1802-1802

Materials

Mahogany; Birch; Pine, white; Silk; Rayon

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

34.5 (H) , 20.875 (W) , 20 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

87.63 (H) , 53.023 (W) , 50.8 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 15 in. (38 cm); W (arms) 20.25 in. (51.3 cm); W (feet) 20.25 in. (51.3 cm); D (feet) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published no. 23
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 22, 88
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.