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Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1791-1792
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Sabicu
- Maple, soft
- Maple, hard
Museum Object Number
1959.0083.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0083.002
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1791-1792
Materials
- Sabicu
- Maple, soft
- Maple, hard
Dimensions (inches)
37.75 (H) x 21.125 (W) x 20.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
95.885 (H) x 54.61 (W) x 52.39 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 17.375 in. (44.1 cm); W (crest) 15.9375 in. (40.5 cm); W (seat front) 20.125 in. (51.1 cm); W (seat back) 15.25 in. (38.7 cm); D (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published cat. no. 46, pp. 80-81 (59.83.1).Article: Zea, Philip. 1999 Serpentine Front Furniture. American Furniture.
• Published fig. 13, p. 262Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 96,pl. 12Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 93, pl. 13Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1413Book: Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 15; with embroidered slip seatArticle: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 01//1994 A pair of distinctive chairs from Newport, Rhode Island. Antiques. 145 (No. 1)
• Published: p. 187, pl. II