Object Number 1989.0047

Object Name

Chair (Easy chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

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

1750-1775

Materials

Walnut, black; Birch; Beech; Maple, soft

Techniques

Woven (plain)

Dimensions (inches)

47 (H) , 35.875 (W) , 25.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

119.38 (H) , 91.123 (W) , 65.088 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is of arms; OD is of feet. H (seat frame) 12.625 in. (32.1 cm); W (wings) 29.625 in. (75.2 cm); W (seat front) 31 in. (78.7 cm); W (seat back) 24 in. (61.0 cm); W (feet) 30.75 in. (78.1 cm); D (seat) 23.5 in. (59.7 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. 80, pp. 146-48.