Object Number 1957.0668

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Thomas Affleck (Cabinetmaker)-1795

Place of Origin

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

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

This chair was upholstered in the early 20th century with fabric possibly made in Europe about 1725.

Date

1760-1770

Materials

Mahogany; Silk

Techniques

Woven (damask)

Dimensions (inches)

42.125 (H) , 29 (W) , 31 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

106.998 (H) , 73.66 (W) , 78.74 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at curve of arms, OD from front of feet to crest.

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 in fig. 57.
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 48.