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On Display: House - Essex Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1760-1769
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; New London; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1955.0133.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0133.001
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Norwich; Connecticut; New London; New England; United States; North America
Date
1760-1769
Materials
- Cherry
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
42.125 (H) x 22 (W) x 19.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
107 (H) x 55.88 (W) x 48.895 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is of knees; OD is of feet. H (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm); W (crest) 14.75 in. (37.5 cm); W (seat front) 20.875 in. (53.0 cm); W (seat back) 15.375 in. (39.1 cm); W (feet) 21.75 in. (55.2 cm); D (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm); D (knees) 17.25 in. (43.7 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. 33, pp. 59-61.Article: Trent, Robert F. 1985 Catalogue of New London County Joined Chairs. Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin. 50 (4 (Fall))
• Published: cat. no. 46, pp. 135, 140-41.Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.