1958.0554 CIC Form 7/19/2018
  • 1958.0554 CIC Form 7/19/2018
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Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1715-1730

  • Materials:

    Maple, soft

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0554


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0554

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

Date

1715-1730

Materials

Maple, soft

Dimensions (inches)

46.125 (H) , 24.25 (W) , 23.12 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

117.158 (H) , 61.6 (W) , 58.74 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front of arms; OD from back of crest to front of arms. H (seat) 17.25 in. (43.8 cm); W (seat) 23 in. (58.4 cm); D (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published: cat. no. 81, pp. 349-52.
[Article] Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.