Object Number 1951.0024

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift 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

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

Secondary Place of Origin

France, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was acquired via J.H. Thorpe & Company in 1967. This company was based in the United States. The fabric was probably woven in France.

Date

1765-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Inside rear rail; In handwritten chalk "24"

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, hard

Dimensions (inches)

39.125 (H) , 25.25 (W) , 23.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

99.378 (H) , 64.1 (W) , 59.055 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at curve of arms, OD from front of seat to crest.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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. 54
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 129.