Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1722-1745

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft; Oak, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0539


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0539

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

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

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

Origin Notes

Previously attributed to New England, 1700-25.

Date

1722-1745

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; inside of front seat rail in chalk; "#370R"

Materials

Maple, soft; Oak, white

Dimensions (inches)

47 (H) , 24 (W) , 22 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

119.38 (H) , 60.96 (W) , 55.88 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms; OD from back of crest to front of arms. H (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm); W (seat) 23 in. (58.4 cm); D (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm).

Object Description

Web - 01/23/2019

Armchair with back and seat upholstered in leather. "Crook?ÇÖd" back, ogival crest with flat top. Front baluster legs terminate in ball feet. Ring-and-disc turned front stretcher; square side and rear stretchers. Scrolled arms.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 79, pp. 340-44.