Chair (Side chair)

Eliphalet Chapin, Aaron Chapin

1770-1785

Category

Furniture

Creator (Role)

Eliphalet Chapin (Possible maker); Aaron Chapin (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

East Windsor or Hartford; Connecticut; Connecticut River Valley; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Attributed to Eliphalet Chapin (1741-1807) or Aaron Chapin, or another area craftsman, active in East Windsor (or vicinity) or possibly Hartford, Connecticut.

Date

1770-1785

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Label

Location: inside of rear seat rail

Inscription: [See Multimedia for image]

Mark/Signature: Yes

Materials

Cherry
Pine, white

Dimensions (inches)

38.5 (H) x 22.625 (W) x 20.25 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

97.79 (H) x 57.468 (W) x 51.435 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD is at feet. H (seat) 16.125 in. (41.0 cm); W (crest) 22.5 in. (57.1 cm); W (seat front) 21.125 in. (53.7 cm); W (seat back) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); D (crest to center of front feet) 20 in. (50.7 cm); D (seat) 16.75 in. (42.5 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. 48, pp. 84-86.

Article: Zimmerman, Philip D. 1988 Regionalism in American Furniture, in Ward, Gerald W. R. 1988. Perspectives on American Furniture.

• Published: Fig. 6, pp. 26-28.

Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.

• Textile with same pattern as 1969.5669, p. 273, fig. 287

Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.

• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.

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Chair (Side chair)

Eliphalet Chapin, Aaron Chapin

1770-1785