Chair (Windsor high chair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    Unknown (Furniture maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Frederick County, Maryland or Adams, Pennsylvania or Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1810

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Maple; Oak; Hickory; Paint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1954.0082


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1954.0082

Object Name

Chair (Windsor high chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Gift 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

Frederick County, Maryland or Adams, Pennsylvania or Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Previously catalogued as New England, 1780-1800. (See Evans in references)

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Tulip poplar; Maple; Oak; Hickory; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

34.5 (H) , 20.875 (W) , 16.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

87.63 (H) , 53.023 (W) , 42.545 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at front feet, OD from front to rear feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms.
Published pp.153-154 and illustrated on p.154, fig. 2-23.
[Article] O'Hara, Virginia. 2002 Little Windsors: American Chairs for Children, 1760-1850. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 5-20.