Object Number 1963.0827

Object Name

Chair (Brettstuhl)

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1750-1775

Materials

Walnut; Oak, white; Walnut, black; Paint

Dimensions (inches)

31.375 (H) , 18.125 (W) , 16.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

79.693 (H) , 46.038 (W) , 41.275 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD are at feet.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 242, p. 181.
[Book] Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Published: fig. 714.
[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 54, p. 107.
[Catalogue] Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: checklist no. 69 and p. 178.
[Book] Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 1-43, p. 60.
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 68, fig. 71; p. 108, cat. no. 28.
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related example see pp. 44-45.
[Book] Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• For related examples, see pp. 36-37.