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Chair (Brettstuhl)
1750-1775
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Oak, white
- Walnut, black
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1963.0827
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0827
Object Name
Chair (Brettstuhl)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1775
Materials
- Walnut
- Oak, white
- Walnut, black
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
31.375 (H) x 18.125 (W) x 16.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
79.693 (H) x 46.038 (W) x 41.275 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 242, p. 181.Book: Hayward, Helena & Ash, Douglas. 1990 World Furniture: an illustrated history.
• Published: fig. 714.Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 54, p. 107.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: checklist no. 69 and p. 178.Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 1-43, p. 60.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 68, fig. 71; p. 108, cat. no. 28.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For more info. and related example see pp. 44-45.Book: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• For related examples, see pp. 36-37.