Object Number 1957.0799.002

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)
1757-1811
References: Frank Cousins, The Wood-Carver of Salem: Samuel McInture, his life and work (Boston: Little, Brown, 1916); Fiske Kimball, Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver: The Architect of Salem (Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press; published for the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, 1940); Mabel Munson Swan, Samuel McInture, carver, and the Sandersons, early Salem cabinet makers (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1934).

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Subjects

Elias Haskett Derby

Materials

Mahogany; Ebony; Ash; Birch; Pine, white

Techniques

Woven (compound)

Dimensions (inches)

39 (H) , 20.75 (W) , 21.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

99.06 (H) , 52.705 (W) , 55.56 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at the seat. OD from back of crest to front of feet. W (back) 16.25 in. (41.1 cm); W (feet) 20.5 in. (52 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 16.
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published with different upholstery: p. 84