1958.2979 Couch

Couch (Daybed)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1725-1750

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.2979


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.2979

Object Name

Couch (Daybed)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Chester County, PA.

Date

1725-1750

Materials

Tulip poplar; Paint; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

35.5 (H) , 75.25 (L) , 30 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

90.17 (H) , 191.135 (L) , 76.2 (D)

Measurement Notes

OL and OD are at the crest. OH measurement is with back up.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
For a related example, see fig. 2.15, p. 69.
[Book] Blades, Margaret Bleecker. 1987 Two Hundred Years of Chairs and Chairmaking: An Exhibition of Chairs from the Chester County Historical Society.
For a related example, see fig. 9, p. 12.