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On Display: House - Vauxhall Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1730-1750
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine, yellow
Museum Object Number
1959.1859.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1859.001
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1730-1750
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine, yellow
Construction Description
Seat frame has original webbing adn linen sacking.
Dimensions (inches)
42.5 (H) x 20.5 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
107.95 (H) x 52.07 (W) x 50.8 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at crest, OW at outside of knees, OD from front feet to crest.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 113.Article: Hammell, Peter. "Philadelphia Queen Anne Chairs". Delaware Antiques Show Catalogue.
Article: Greenberg, Allan. 1978 "Chair Design Methodology in the 18th and 20th Centuries". Architectural Review.