1956.0543 Chair

Chair (Armchair)

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Place of Origin:

    Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1750-1775

  • Materials:

    Ash, red; Walnut, black; Leather; Linen

  • Museum Object Number:

    1956.0543


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1956.0543

Object Name

Chair (Armchair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin is probably Bethlehem based on Moravian association and related examples.

Date

1750-1775

Materials

Ash, red; Walnut, black; Leather; Linen

Dimensions (inches)

48.375 (H) , 26.375 (W) , 29.75 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

122.873 (H) , 66.993 (W) , 75.565 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms. OD from crest to center front feet.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Similar example, fig. 1.67.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Similar example, fig. 67.