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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1780-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Leather
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1959.0123
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0123
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is eastern Massachusetts.
Date
1780-1800
Materials
- Mahogany
- Birch
- Leather
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
37.375 (H) x 21 (W) x 21.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
94.933 (H) x 53.34 (W) x 53.975 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is of seat front and OD is from back of crest to front of feet. H (center seat) 15.625 in. (39.6 cm); W (crest) 19.25 in. (48.9 cm); W (seat back) 16.625 in. (42.2 cm); W (feet) 21.325 in. (54.3 cm); D (seat) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm); D (feet) 19.625 in. (49.8 cm). Measurements taken of 59.126.
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. 62, pp. 114-15 (59.126 ill.).Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 11.Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 318, p. 448.