Object Number 1959.3397

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

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Italy, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was possibly made in Italy 1750-1800.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Mahogany; Tulip poplar; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

38.062 (H) , 24.25 (W) , 22.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

96.677 (H) , 61.595 (W) , 56.515 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at the knees.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 132.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 57.
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.