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Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1730-1765
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1954.0543
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0543
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Per a previous cataloguer the fabric used on this chair was made in Europe 1725-1800.
Date
1730-1765
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
39.75 (H) x 21.625 (W) x 21.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
100.97 (H) x 55.055 (W) x 53.658 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are of feet. H (seat) 16 in. (40.6 cm); W (crest) 14.675 in. (37.1 cm); W (seat front) 21 in. (52.4 cm); W (seat back) 15 in. (38.1 cm); D (seat) 17.75 in. (44.9 cm).
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. 8, pp.16-17