Object Number 1956.0517

Object Name

Chair (Miniature dentist's chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Dr. Ira Allen Salmon (Furniture Maker)

F. Schumacher & Company (Fabric manufacturer)
1889

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

New York, New York, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This miniature chair was upholstered in 1983 using Schumacher fabric #41875 "Malacite".

Date

1868-1877

Materials

Mahogany; Brass; Cotton

Techniques

Woven (velvet)

Dimensions (inches)

12.75 (H) , 6.25 (W) , 12.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

32.4 (H) , 15.9 (W) , 32.07 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at feet. OD is at feet, including the foot rest.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 1993 Classical Taste in America 1800-1840.
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