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On Display: House - Readbourne Stair Hall
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
- Mahogany
- Pine, hard or oak
Museum Object Number
1960.1039.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1039.002
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
- Mahogany
- Pine, hard or oak
Dimensions (inches)
41.125 (H) x 31.5 (W) x 21.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
104.458 (H) x 80.01 (W) x 54.293 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at handhold. OD is from crest to center front feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 99, fig. 47Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published no. 29Book: Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published fig. 58