Furniture
Unknown (Furniture maker)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1690-1720
Walnut, black; Walnut; Cane
1955.0130
Object Number1955.0130 |
Chair (Armchair)
Furniture
Gift of David H. Stockwell
Unknown (Furniture maker)
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1690-1720
1. Label; attached at center back of crest rail; Oval brass plate engraved: "CHAIR/ OF/ THOMAS LLOYD/ Governor of Pennsylvania/ 1684 to 1693."
Walnut, black; Walnut; Cane
43.875 (H) , 25.625 (W) , 22.875 (D)
111.443 (H) , 65.088 (W) , 58.103 (D)
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of arms. H (seat) 16.375 in. (41.6 cm); W (crest) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); (seat) 22.875 in. (58.1 cm); W (feet) 24.75 in. (62.8 cm); D (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm).
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[Manuscript] Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.
[Book] Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 57, pp. 272-75;
[Book] Lindsey, Jack L. 1999 Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758.
• Published: fig. 6, p. 5 and no. 137, p. 170.