Object Number 1958.0096

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Shaw (Furniture Maker)
1745-1829
References: William Voss Elder and Lu Bartlett, eds. John Shaw Cabinetmaker of Annapolis (Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983).

Place of Origin

Annapolis, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Per previous cataloguer the fabric was made in Europe 1775-1800.

Materials

Mahogany; Tulip poplar; Oak, white; Wool

Dimensions (inches)

37.5 (H) , 20 (W) , 21.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

95.25 (H) , 50.8 (W) , 54.61 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 16.875 in. (42.7 cm); W (feet) 18.5 in. (46.9 cm); D (seat) 18.75 in. (47.5 cm); D (feet) 19.25 in. (48.8 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.
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