Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John and Hugh Finlay (Furniture Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1803-1806

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Maple, soft; Tulip poplar; Cane; Paint; Gilt

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1060.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.1060.001

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John and Hugh Finlay (Furniture Maker)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1803-1806

Materials

Mahogany; Maple, soft; Tulip poplar; Cane; Paint; Gilt

Dimensions (inches)

33.875 (H) , 19 (W) , 19.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

86.043 (H) , 48.26 (W) , 50.165 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at the seat front. OD is from crest to seat front.

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. 457.
[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 "Frog Backs and Turkey Legs: The Nomenclature of Vernacular Seating Furniture, 1740-1850". American Furniture. 1996: 17-56.
Published: fig. 21, pp. 38-39.
[Article] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1993 "Design Transmission in Vernacular Seating Furniture". American Furniture.
Published: fig. 22, p. 99.
[Book] Elder, William D. & Stokes, Jayne. 1987 American Furniture, 1680-1880 from the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Published: nos. 30, 40, 101 and 122.
[Article] Humphries, Lance. 2003 Provenance, Patronage, and Perception: The Morris Suite of Baltimore Painted Furniture. American Furniture.
Objects discussed: pp. 142-46, 162-63.