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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1730-1740
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Leather
Museum Object Number
1954.0509
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0509
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1730-1740
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Leather
Construction Description
The use of knee blocks was uncommon in the early 1730s; the use of circular bosses is rare.
Dimensions (inches)
43.125 (H) x 24.75 (W) x 22 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
109.538 (H) x 62.865 (W) x 55.88 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet, OD from front of arms to crest.
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. 6, pp.13-14Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 23Article: Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
• Published: fig. 16, p. 12Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.