1958.2221 Chair, 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:

    1735-1745

  • Materials:

    Walnut, black; Walnut veneer; Maple, soft; Mahogany; Pine, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2221


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.2221

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

1735-1745

Materials

Walnut, black; Walnut veneer; Maple, soft; Mahogany; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

40.25 (H) , 21.25 (W) , 20.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

101.6 (H) , 53.98 (W) , 52.71 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 18.5 in. (47.0 cm); W (crest) 14.125 in. (35.9 cm); W (seat front) 20 in (50.8 cm); W (seat back) 14.5 in. (36.8 cm); D (seat) 16 in. (40.6 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. 13 (right), pp. 24-26
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
Published: fig. 86
[Book] Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1982 Three Centuries of American Furniture.
Published: fig. III-36
[Article] Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
Published: figs. 21 & 24, pp. 14-15, where it is dated 1725-30.