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On Display: House - Port Royal Entrance Hall
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1760-1770
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine, hard
Museum Object Number
1960.1073.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.1073.001
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1760-1770
Materials
- Walnut
- Pine, hard
Dimensions (inches)
40.8125 (H) x 30.875 (W) x 22.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
103.664 (H) x 78.42 (W) x 58.1 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. W (crest) 24.25 in. (61.5 cm); W (seat) 23.5 in. (59.6 cm); W (feet) 25.0 in. (63.4 cm); D (seat) 17.75 in. (45.0 cm).
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. 36Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.
• Published: p. 63