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On Display: House - Oyster Bay Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1690-1740
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Oak, white
- Rush
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1954.0525
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0525
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York or New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Hudson Valley, New York or Bergen, New Jersey.
Date
1690-1740
Materials
- Cherry
- Oak, white
- Rush
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
34.876 (H) x 19.375 (W) x 15.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
88.58 (H) x 49.21 (W) x 38.7 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at rear left post; OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (seat) 17.75 in. (45.1 cm); D (seat) 15.25 in. (38.7 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat no. 11, pp. 114-18Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.