1957.0799.001 Chair, 1990.0505.001 Chair seat, view 1
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Chair (Side chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Mahogany; Ebony; Ash; Birch; Pine, white

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0799.001


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Object Number

1957.0799.001

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel McIntire (Furniture Maker)
1757-1811
References: Frank Cousins, The Wood-Carver of Salem: Samuel McInture, his life and work (Boston: Little, Brown, 1916); Fiske Kimball, Mr. Samuel McIntire, Carver: The Architect of Salem (Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press; published for the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts, 1940); Mabel Munson Swan, Samuel McInture, carver, and the Sandersons, early Salem cabinet makers (Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1934).

Place of Origin

Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Subjects

Elias Haskett Derby

Materials

Mahogany; Ebony; Ash; Birch; Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

39.375 (H) , 21 (W) , 21 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

100 (H) , 53.34 (W) , 53.34 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW is at the seat. OD from crest to center front feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 16.
[Book] Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. & Klein, Susan. 1997 American Painted Furniture.
Published as fig. 1.6, p. 9.