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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1690-1720
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Walnut
- Cane
Museum Object Number
1955.0130
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of David H. Stockwell
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Object Number
1955.0130
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1690-1720
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: attached at center back of crest rail
Inscription: Oval brass plate engraved: "CHAIR/ OF/ THOMAS LLOYD/ Governor of Pennsylvania/ 1684 to 1693."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Walnut
- Cane
Dimensions (inches)
43.875 (H) x 25.625 (W) x 22.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
111.443 (H) x 65.088 (W) x 58.103 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of arms. H (seat) 16.375 in. (41.6 cm); W (crest) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); (seat) 22.875 in. (58.1 cm); W (feet) 24.75 in. (62.8 cm); D (seat) 16.25 in. (41.2 cm).
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: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 57, pp. 272-75;Book: Lindsey, Jack L. 1999 Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680-1758.
• Published: fig. 6, p. 5 and no. 137, p. 170.