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On Display: House - Blackwell Parlor
Chair (Side chair)
Thomas Affleck
1770-1772
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Affleck (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Arbor vitae
Museum Object Number
1960.1066.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1066.001
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Thomas Affleck (Cabinetmaker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1770-1772
Materials
- Mahogany
- Arbor vitae
Dimensions (inches)
38.125 (H) x 23.625 (W) x 22 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.838 (H) x 60.008 (W) x 55.88 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at knees, OD from feet to crest.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 129Book: Anderson, Mark, et al. 1995 Cadwalader Study.
• Published: pp.18-20Book: Wainwright, Nicholas B. 1964 Colonial Grandeur: The House and Furniture of Colonel John Cadwalader.
Article: 1996 "The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia". Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin. (Fall)
Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Thesis: Devlin, Shannon Marie. 2015 "Nine Mahogany Table…Two Marble Slabbs and Stands…and a Cow": The First Generation Furniture of Drayton Hall. M.A. Clemson University Historic Preservation