Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Goffstown or New Bedford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    United States, North America

  • Date:

    1770-1792

  • Materials:

    Paint; Maple, soft

  • Museum Object Number:

    1960.1054


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1960.1054

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)

Place of Origin

Goffstown or New Bedford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This chair is attributed to Maj. John Dunlap (1746-92) or possibly to Lt. Samuel Dunlap (1752-1830), and was probably made in Goffstown or Bedford, New Hampshire.

Secondary Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The crewel-embroidered seat on this chair was made in America.

Date

1770-1792

Materials

Paint; Maple, soft

Dimensions (inches)

45 (H) , 21.875 (W) , 17 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

114.3 (H) , 55.563 (W) , 43.18 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published: p. 69, fig. 72; p.107, cat. no. 21.
[Book] Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: fig. 157.
[Book] Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
Published: cat. no. 37, pp. 66-68.
[Book] 1970 Dunlaps and their Furniture.
Published: fig. 77.
[Book] Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
Published: fig. 212.
[Book] Fales, Dean A. Jr., et al. 1972 American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880.
Published: fig. 111.
[Book] Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1982 Three Centuries of American Furniture.
Published: fig. VII-27.