1952.0236 Chair, view 1
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Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Solomon Fussell (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1735-1749

  • Materials:

    Maple; Rush

  • Museum Object Number:

    1952.0236


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Object Number

1952.0236

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Solomon Fussell (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1735-1749

Materials

Maple; Rush

Dimensions (inches)

45 (H) , 25.375 (W) , 18.875 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

114.3 (H) , 64.45 (W) , 47.94 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at feet, OD at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published in fig. 51, p.104.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
Published in fig.88, p.174.
[Article] Forman, Benno M. 1980 Delaware Valley "Crookt Foot" and Slat-Back Chairs: The Fussell-Savery Connection. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (Spring): 41-64.

[Thesis] Bacon, John M. 1991 Delaware Valley Slatback Chairs: A Formal and Analytical Survey". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture

[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
Published: p. 208, fig. 19.