Object Number 1957.0972.001

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

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

New England or Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly southern New England or New York. Montgomery believes the use of tulip to edge the seat suggests an origin south of Massachusetts.

Date

1810-1820

Materials

Maple, soft; Tulip poplar; Paint; Gilt; Rush

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

34.25 (H) , 20 (W) , 20.375 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

86.995 (H) , 50.8 (W) , 51.753 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); W (crest) 17 in. (43 cm); W (seat) 18.875 in. (47.8 cm); W (feet) 18.375 in. (46.6 cm); D (seat) 15.75 in. (39.9 cm); D (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).

Object Description

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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. 487.