1958.0046.005 Chair, Side chair
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Portland or Boston, Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1790-1805

  • Materials:

    Birch; Paint; Gilt; Cane

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0046.005


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Object Number

1958.0046.005

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

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

Portland or Boston, Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Portland, Maine or Boston, Massachusetts.

Date

1790-1805

Materials

Birch; Paint; Gilt; Cane

Dimensions (inches)

35.438 (H) , 19 (W) , 19 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

90.013 (H) , 48.26 (W) , 48.26 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); W (crest) 16.125 in. (40.8 cm); W (feet) 18.125 in. (45.9 cm); D (seat) 15.625 in. (39.6 cm); D (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
Published: cat. no. 119, pp. 372-73.
[Article] Montgomery, Charles F. 1975 American Furniture in 1776. American Art Journal.
Published: no. 36;
[Book] Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
Published: fig. 74, p. 46 (dated 1800-05).