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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    New York or New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1690-1740

  • Materials:

    Cherry; Oak, white; Rush; Paint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0525


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0525

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 New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Hudson Valley, New York or Bergen, New Jersey.

Date

1690-1740

Materials

Cherry; Oak, white; Rush; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

34.876 (H) , 19.375 (W) , 15.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

88.58 (H) , 49.21 (W) , 38.7 (D)

Measurement Notes

OH at rear left post; OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (seat) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm); D (seat) 15.25 in. (38.7 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat no. 11, pp. 114-18
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.