Object Number 1968.0534

Object Name

Chair (Windsor high chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously catalogued as "Possibly Pennsylvania" (See Evans in references)

Date

1785-1795

Materials

Tulip poplar; Maple; Hickory; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

35.375 (H) , 22 (W) , 16.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

89.853 (H) , 55.88 (W) , 41.91 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front feet, OD from front rest to rear feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms.
• Published on p. 155-156, fig. 2-26.
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF3975
[Article] O'Hara, Virginia. 2002 Little Windsors: American Chairs for Children, 1760-1850. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 5-20.
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