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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
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
- Maple, red
- Beech, American
Museum Object Number
1959.2510
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2510
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
- Maple, red
- Beech, American
Construction Description
Where is the beech?
Dimensions (inches)
41 (H) x 20.25 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
104.14 (H) x 51.435 (W) x 50.8 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at crest, OW at top of seat, OD from front to rear 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: fig. 111Article: 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.
Article: Bohdan, Carol. 1978 The Cabriole Leg. American Arts and Antiques.