1958.2219 Chair, 1969.5535 Slip seat, view 1
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1735-1760

  • Materials:

    Walnut, black; Oak, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2219


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Object Number

1958.2219

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest 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

Date

1735-1760

Materials

Walnut, black; Oak, white

Dimensions (inches)

38.75 (H) , 22.125 (W) , 20.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

98.425 (H) , 56.198 (W) , 52.705 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is of feet; OD is from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 16.75 (42.5 cm); W (crest) 15.5 (39.3 cm); W (seat front) 21 in. (53.2 cm); W (seat back) 15.25 in. (38.6 cm); D (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm); D (feet) 20.625 in. (52.2 cm)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published cat. no. 23, pp. 42-43.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published fig. 101
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
Published: p. 144, 145, pl. 28
[Electronic] Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
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