Object Number 1956.0098.003

Object Name

Chair (Side chair)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gilbert Ash (Furniture Maker)
1717-1785

Place of Origin

New York, New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1748-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Inside the rear seat rail; "made by Gilbert Ash in Wall Street/ [illegible] Sold [illegible] New York".

Materials

Mahogany; Pine, yellow; Beech; Sycamore; Tulip poplar

Dimensions (inches)

38.875 (H) , 22.875 (W) , 20.625 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

98.743 (H) , 58.102 (W) , 52.388 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at the feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: figs. 6 and 6a.
[Book] Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 60.