Furniture
Unknown (Furniture maker)
Boston or Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1650-1700
Tulip poplar; Oak, white; Rush; Paint
Painted
1978.0110
Object Number1978.0110 |
Chair (Armchair)
Furniture
Museum purchase
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Boston or Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Origin is Boston or Charlestown, Massachusetts. Forman believes this chair and an almost exact duplicate in the Shelburne Museum were made by one of the large turneries in Boston or nearby Charlestown.
1650-1700
Tulip poplar; Oak, white; Rush; Paint
Painted
43.375 (H) , 23.5 (W) , 18.5 (D)
110.172 (H) , 59.69 (W) , 46.99 (D)
OH at stile, OW at arms, OD from front arms to rear slats. H (seat) 16 in. (40.6 cm); W (seat) 22.5 in. (57.1 cm); D (seat) 16.375 in. (41.6 cm).
Text available soon.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 14, pp. 122-23.