Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    New York or Boston, New York or Massachusetts, Mid-Atlantic or New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1710-1725

  • Materials:

    Maple, silver; Oak, red

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0570


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0570

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

New York or Boston, New York or Massachusetts, Mid-Atlantic or New England, United States, North America

Date

1710-1725

Materials

Maple, silver; Oak, red

Dimensions (inches)

43.625 (H) , 17.75 (W) , 19.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

110.81 (H) , 45.085 (W) , 48.895 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at seat, OD from rear stiles to front feet.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published in p. 293, fig. 161 (left) and pp. 325-326, cat. no. 71
[Article] Gonzales, Roger & Brown, Daniel Putnam. 1996 "Boston and New York Leather Chairs: A Reappraisal". American Furniture. 1996: 175-194.
Published in figs. 2 & 6b, pp. 175-77 & 178.