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Chair (Side chair)
Major John Dunlap Shop
1770-1792
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Goffstown or New Bedford; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Paint
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1960.1054
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1054
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Major John Dunlap Shop (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Goffstown or New Bedford; New Hampshire; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
This chair is attributed to Maj. John Dunlap (1746-92) or possibly to Lt. Samuel Dunlap (1752-1830), and was probably made in Goffstown or Bedford, New Hampshire.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The crewel-embroidered seat on this chair was made in America.
Date
1770-1792
Materials
- Paint
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
45 (H) x 21.875 (W) x 17 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
114.3 (H) x 55.563 (W) x 43.18 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 69, fig. 72; p.107, cat. no. 21.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. 157.Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 37, pp. 66-68.Book: 1970 Dunlaps and their Furniture.
• Published: fig. 77.Book: Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 212.Book: Fales, Dean A. Jr., et al. 1972 American Painted Furniture, 1660-1880.
• Published: fig. 111.Book: Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1982 Three Centuries of American Furniture.
• Published: fig. VII-27.