1957.1064 Settee
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Settee

  • Category:

    Furniture

  • Creator (Role):

    John and Hugh Finlay (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Baltimore, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1810

  • Materials:

    Maple; Tulip poplar; Paint; Gilt; Cane

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1064


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Object Number

1957.1064

Object Name

Settee

Category

Furniture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John and Hugh Finlay (Maker)

Place of Origin

Baltimore, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1810

Materials

Maple; Tulip poplar; Paint; Gilt; Cane

Dimensions (inches)

32.75 (H) , 79 (L) , 21 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

83.185 (H) , 200.66 (L) , 53.34 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 15.875 in. (40.2 cm); L (crest) 61.5 in.; L (seat) 77.75 in.; L (front feet) 78.25 in.; D (seat) 19.25 in. (48.8 cm); D (feet) 19.375 in. (49.1 cm).

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Published no. 458;
[Book] Elder, William D. & Stokes, Jayne. 1987 American Furniture, 1680-1880 from the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Published nos. 30, 40, 101 and 122;
[Article] Humphries, Lance. 2003 Provenance, Patronage, and Perception: The Morris Suite of Baltimore Painted Furniture. American Furniture.
discussed on pp. 142-46, 162-63.