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On Display: House - Hart Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1665-1695
Description
Seventeenth-Century-style joined side chair made of red maple and red oak with padded seat and back upholstered with leather, one of a pair. Block-and-ball turned stiles support the raked chair back, which has an upholstered rectangular tablet outlined with upholstery tacks. The rectangular seat frame is outlined in a double line of upholstery tacks. The ball-and-block-turned front legs terminate in elongated ball feet. There is a ball-turned stretcher between the front legs. There are two rectangular stretchers on each side of the chair and one rectangular rear stretcher.
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, red
- Oak, red
Museum Object Number
1954.0524
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0524
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1665-1695
Materials
- Maple, red
- Oak, red
Dimensions (inches)
34.8 (H) x 18 (W) x 15 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
88.392 (H) x 45.72 (W) x 38.1 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at right post; OW at seat; OD from back of post to front leg blocks. H (seat) 19.5 in. (49.5 cm); W (crest) 17.75 in. (45.0 cm); W (front leg blocks) 17.625 in. (44.6 cm); D (seat) 15 in. (38.1 cm).