1956.0010.002 chair with cushion 1986.0501 view 1
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Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1670-1710

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft; Rush

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0010.002


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Object Number

1956.0010.002

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is the vicinity of Westerly or Kingston, Rhode Island. Previously catalogued as a "Carver chair." Forman notes this chair's finials differed from the "flambeaux" finials used by early Plymouth Colony and Boston area chairmakers, and appear to derive from a much earlier English type (as is also true of the continued use of slanted arms). These details suggest this chair was made by a nonurban turner who emigrated from the northern or western counties of England. A possible relationship exists between this chair and coastal Connecticut shop traditions.

Date

1670-1710

Materials

Maple, soft; Rush

Dimensions (inches)

43.126 (H) , 24.875 (W) , 20.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

109.54 (H) , 63.18 (W) , 52 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH at left post; OW at arms; OD from back of posts to front of feet. H (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (posts) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm); W (feet) 24 in. (60.8 cm); D (seat) 18 in. (45.7 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Trent, Robert F. 1999 "New Insights on Early Rhode Island Furniture". American Furniture. 1999: 209-223.
fig. 11, pp. 215-16
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
cat. no. 8, pp.108-9
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
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