Object Number 1952.0050.001

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Buttre (Furniture Maker)

Place of Origin

Albany, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1815-1818

Materials

Beech; Tulip poplar; Ash; Rush; Paint; Gilt; Shellac

Dimensions (inches)

35 (H) , 18.25 (W) , 20.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

88.9 (H) , 46.355 (W) , 51.435 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of seat. W (crest) 16.75 in. (42.4 cm); W (feet) 15.125 in. (38.3 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. 471.
[Book] Fales, Dean A. Jr., et al. 1972 American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880.
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[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 5-53, pp. 219-20.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Manuscript] Griffin, Amy. William Buttre's Eagle Fancy Chair in the American Economy and Domestic Interior, 1805-25.
• Unpublished paper for 2014 WPAMC class.