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Chair (Side chair)
Samuel Gragg
1808-1812
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Gragg (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Birch
- Oak, white
- Beech
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1961.0321
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0321
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Samuel Gragg (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1808-1812
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Brand
Location: under front seat rail
Inscription: "S.GRAGG/ BOSTON./ PATENT".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Birch
- Oak, white
- Beech
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
34.375 (H) x 18.125 (W) x 25.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
87.313 (H) x 46.038 (W) x 64.453 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front feet; OD is from crest rail to front feet. H (seat) 17.25 in. (43.7 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Cain, Lynda A. & Carlisle, Nancy. Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture. International View. 49-51.
• Published: pp. 49-51Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 491Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 7-31, pp. 468-69Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms.
• Published: fig. 1-34, pp. 68-70Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1998 "The Christian M. Nestell Drawing Book: A Focus on the Ornamental Painter and His Craft in Early Nineteenth-Century America". American Furniture. 1998: 99-163.
• Published: fig. 85, p.145Article: Podmaniczky, Michael Sandor. 05//2003 The Incredible Elastic Chairs of Samuel Gragg. Antiques.
• Published: pls. III & IV, pp. 138-45.Article: Mussey, Robert D. & Shelton, Christopher. 2010 John Penniman and the Ornamental Painting Tradition in Federal-Era Boston. American Furniture.