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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1740-1750
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
Museum Object Number
1959.2501
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2501
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1740-1750
Materials
- Walnut
Construction Description
Seat frame restored/or not orginal?
Dimensions (inches)
45.5 (H) x 33.25 (W) x 23.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
116 (H) x 84.455 (W) x 59.69 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at crest, OW at arm, OD from front of seat 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. 27Book: Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published: fig. 53Article: Hummel, Charles F. 06//1970 Queen Anne and Chippendale Furniture in the Henry Francis du Pont Museum, Part 1. Antiques. 97 (6)
• Published: p. 896-903