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On Display: House - Newport Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1765-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
Museum Object Number
1959.2644
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2644
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; Newport; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is possibly Newport.
Date
1765-1795
Materials
- Mahogany
Dimensions (inches)
35.75 (H) x 22.685 (W) x 21 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.805 (H) x 57.62 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 14.5 in. (36.8 cm); W (crest) 21.75 in. (55.2 cm); W (seat front) 21.25 in. (54.0 cm); W (seat back) 16.375 in. (41.6 cm); D (seat) 17.5 in. (44.4 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 28, p. 52.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF328