1952.0244.002 Chair view 1
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1780

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Pine, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0244.002


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Object Number

1952.0244.002

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

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Chair previously attributed to New York by Joseph Downs (see notes and references). However, during IMLS recataloguing in 2005, Wendy Cooper suggested that this chair may be English in origin.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

39 (H) , 23.875 (W) , 21.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

99.06 (H) , 60.643 (W) , 55.245 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at knees. OD is at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
Published: fig. 10, (52.244.1).
[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. 148, (52.244.1).