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Chair (Windsor armchair)
Charles Chase
1790-1805
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Chase (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, white
- Birch
- Ash
- Oak
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.1637
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1637
Object Name
Chair (Windsor armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Charles Chase (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Nantucket; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Date
1790-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underneath the seat
Inscription: "CHASE"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pine, white
- Birch
- Ash
- Oak
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
43.5 (H) x 27.25 (W) x 25.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
110.49 (H) x 69.215 (W) x 64.135 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms, OD from crest to front feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1999 "Politics, Enterprise, and Design: The Nature and Influence of Windsor Chairmaking in Early Federal Rhode Island". American Furniture. 1999: 48-77.
• Published: fig. 20, p. 68.Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 6-234, pp. 381-82.