1954.0528 Chair, view 3
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Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1720-1730

  • Materials:

    Maple; Cane

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0528


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0528

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

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1720-1730

Materials

Maple; Cane

Dimensions (inches)

49.875 (H) , 24 (W) , 23 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

126.683 (H) , 60.96 (W) , 58.42 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms; OD from crest to feet. H (seat) 16.5 (41.9 cm).

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Armchair with caned back and seat; scroll-arched, pierced and carved crest and turned legs with Spanish feet. Front stretcher turned with ball-and-disc design; turned medial, side and rear stretchers.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 56, pp. 268, 270-71.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.