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Chair (Armchair)
1725-1750
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
Museum Object Number
1961.1154
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1154
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1725-1750
Materials
- Walnut, black
Dimensions (inches)
48.75 (H) x 21.375 (W) x 25.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
123.825 (H) x 54.293 (W) x 65.41 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at the front posts. OD was not measured, due to inaccessibility.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Snow, B. 01//1957 History in Houses. Antiques.
• Published: pp. 62-65.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Related example on p. 11, fig. 1.11.Book: Blades, Margaret Bleecker. 1987 Two Hundred Years of Chairs and Chairmaking: An Exhibition of Chairs from the Chester County Historical Society.
• Related example on p. 10.