Object Number 1958.1503

Object Name

Chair (Corner chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest 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

Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is southeastern New England, probably coastal Rhode Island.

Date

1760-1780

Materials

Birch; Rush

Dimensions (inches)

30.125 (H) , 28.75 (W) , 27 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

76.518 (H) , 73.025 (W) , 68.58 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from front to back feet. H (seat) 16.75 in. (42.5 cm); W (crest) 19.25 in. (48.9 cm); W (seat, across center) 27.75 in. (70.5 cm); W (feet, across center) 23.875 in. (60.6 cm); D (center seat) 24 in. (61.0 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 67, p. 122.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 59.