Object Number 1958.0695

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

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

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Two fragments of turkey work used to upholster this chair in 1948 had a history of ownership in the Bradford family of Duxbury and Kingston, Massachusetts. It was probably made in the United States in the 19th century.

Date

1665-1695

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; pinned to webbing; "Oyster Bay" (graphite on luggage tag)

Materials

Maple, red; Oak, red; Maple, soft; Wool

Techniques

Turkey work

Dimensions (inches)

35.375 (H) , 18.375 (W) , 17.5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

89.85 (H) , 46.67 (W) , 44 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH to upholstery; OW at seat to upholstery; OD from back of posts to front leg blocks. H (seat) 19 in. (48.3 cm); W (crest) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); D (seat) 17.375 in. (44.1 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• cat. no. 47, pp. 218-19
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Discussion of turkey work p. 99, p368
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.