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On Display: House - Essex Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1740-1760
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
East Hartford or Norwich; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1960.0107
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0107
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
East Hartford or Norwich; Connecticut; New England; United States; North America
Date
1740-1760
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
42 (H) x 21.5 (W) x 21.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
106.68 (H) x 54.61 (W) x 53.975 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at feet; OD is from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 16.875 in. (42.8 cm); W (crest) 15.25 in. (38.7 cm); W (seat front) 20.5 in. (52.0 cm); W (seat back) 15.5 in. (39.4 cm); W (knees) 21.75 in. (55.2 cm); D (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); D (feet) 18.9375 (48.1 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. 21, pp. 39-40.Article: Trent, Robert F. 1985 Catalogue of New London County Joined Chairs. Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin. 50 (4 (Fall))
• Published:Book: Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published: p. 187.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Textile with same pattern as 1969.5670, p. 273, fig. 287Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.