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On Display: House - Port Royal Parlor
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1765-1780
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, hard
- Tulip poplar
- Cedar, white
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1961.0116
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0116
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1765-1780
Materials
- Mahogany
- Pine, hard
- Tulip poplar
- Cedar, white
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
38.875 (H) x 30.75 (W) x 23.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
98.743 (H) x 78.105 (W) x 59.69 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at the arms.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Hornor, William Macpherson. 1977 Blue book: Philadelphia furniture, William Penn to George Washington.
• Published: illustrated, plate 341.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 45.Article: Hummel, Charles F. 12//1970 Queen Anne and Chippendale Furniture in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Part 2. Antiques.
• Published: p. 908.