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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1765-1785
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Birch
Museum Object Number
1959.1882
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1882
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1765-1785
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Birch
Dimensions (inches)
37.325 (H) x 27.25 (W) x 22.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
94.806 (H) x 69.215 (W) x 57.785 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at arms. OD is at feet.
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: no. 46.Book: Hornor, William Macpherson. 1977 Blue book: Philadelphia furniture, William Penn to George Washington.
• For a related chair, see pl. 321.Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 60, pp. 110-11.