Object Number 1961.0141.001

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

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 or Annapolis, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric was probably made in Europe 1700-1740.

Date

1765-1780

Materials

Mahogany; Beech; Silk

Techniques

Woven (velvet)

Dimensions (inches)

37.375 (H) , 22.5 (W) , 23.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

94.933 (H) , 57.15 (W) , 59.69 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is of seat front; OD is of front feet. H (seat) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm); W (crest) 21 in. (53.2 cm); W (front feet) 22.25 in. (56.4 cm); D (crest to front feet) 23 in. (58.3 cm); D (seat) 18.5 in. (46.8 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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: pl. 15.