Furniture
Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)
Goffstown or New Bedford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
United States, North America
1770-1792
Paint; Maple, soft
1960.1054
Object Number1960.1054 |
Chair (Side chair)
Furniture
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)
Goffstown or New Bedford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
This chair is attributed to Maj. John Dunlap (1746-92) or possibly to Lt. Samuel Dunlap (1752-1830), and was probably made in Goffstown or Bedford, New Hampshire.
United States, North America
The crewel-embroidered seat on this chair was made in America.
1770-1792
Paint; Maple, soft
45 (H) , 21.875 (W) , 17 (D)
114.3 (H) , 55.563 (W) , 43.18 (D)
OW and OD are at feet.
Text available soon.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 69, fig. 72; p.107, cat. no. 21.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 157.
[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 37, pp. 66-68.
[Book] 1970 Dunlaps and their Furniture.
• Published: fig. 77.
[Book] Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 212.
[Book] Fales, Dean A. Jr., et al. 1972 American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880.
• Published: fig. 111.
[Book] Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1982 Three Centuries of American Furniture.
• Published: fig. VII-27.