Object Number 1958.2217

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

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

Date

1760-1790

Materials

Walnut, black; Pine, white; Maple, soft

Dimensions (inches)

44 (H) , 29.75 (W) , 28.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

111.76 (H) , 75.565 (W) , 71.755 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is of arms; OD is of feet, front to back. H (seat) 15.75 in. (40.9 cm); W (crest) 17.125 in. (43.5 cm); W (seat, across center) 26.25 in. (66.7 cm); W (feet, across center) 28.5 in. (72.4 cm); D (seat) 25 in. (63.5 cm)

Object Description

Text available soon.

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. 74, pp. 133-35.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: figure 67
[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.