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Couch (Daybed)
1725-1750
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.2979
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2979
Object Name
Couch (Daybed)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Chester County, PA.
Date
1725-1750
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
35.5 (H) x 30 (D) x 75.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.17 (H) x 76.2 (D) x 191.135 (L)
Measurement Notes
OL and OD are at the crest. OH measurement is with back up.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For a related example, see fig. 2.15, p. 69.Book: Blades, Margaret Bleecker. 1987 Two Hundred Years of Chairs and Chairmaking: An Exhibition of Chairs from the Chester County Historical Society.
• For a related example, see fig. 9, p. 12.