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Chair (Side chair)
Ware Family
1775-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ware Family (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1959.2499
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2499
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Ware Family (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Philadelphia.
Date
1775-1800
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
44.125 (H) x 20.5 (W) x 16 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
112.078 (H) x 52.07 (W) x 40.64 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at top of post, OW at front feet, OD from front feet to back of top slat.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 52, p. 105.Thesis: Bacon, John M. 1991 Delaware Valley Slatback Chairs: A Formal and Analytical Survey". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture