1958.0539 Side Chair with 1984.0647.001 Cushion view 1
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Sweden, Europe

  • Date:

    1690-1700

  • Materials:

    Beech; Paint; Cane

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0539


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0539

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

Sweden, Europe

Origin Notes

Forman attributed to Scandinavia, probably Sweden. (See object folder for his comments, 6-5-70.) Previously attributed to England

Date

1690-1700

Materials

Beech; Paint; Cane

Dimensions (inches)

55.125 (H) , 19.25 (W) , 20.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

140.018 (H) , 48.9 (W) , 53.023 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front upper leg scrolls; OD from back feet to front upper leg scrolls. H (seat) 19 in. (48.3 cm); W (crest) 14.0625 in. (35.6 cm); W (seat) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm); W (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: fig. 128, pp. 240-41.
[Book] Nutting, Wallace. 1924 Furniture of the Pilgrim Century.
Published nos. 439-440; Nutting Furniture Treasury (2nd ed.), nos. 2033-34;