Furniture
Unknown (Furniture maker)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1720-1730
Maple; Cane
1954.0528
Object Number1954.0528 |
Chair (Armchair)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
1720-1730
Maple; Cane
49.875 (H) , 24 (W) , 23 (D)
126.683 (H) , 60.96 (W) , 58.42 (D)
OW at front of arms; OD from crest to feet. H (seat) 16.5 (41.9 cm).
Armchair with caned back and seat; scroll-arched, pierced and carved crest and turned legs with Spanish feet. Front stretcher turned with ball-and-disc design; turned medial, side and rear stretchers.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 56, pp. 268, 270-71.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.