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Chair (Windsor side chair)
Unidentified
1795-1805
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Connecticut or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Cottonwood
- Maple
- Oak, white
- Hickory
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1964.1173
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1173
Object Name
Chair (Windsor side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Connecticut or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Connecticut-Rhode Island border region. Previously catalogued as New England.
Date
1795-1805
Materials
- Cottonwood
- Maple
- Oak, white
- Hickory
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
34.625 (H) x 22.75 (W) x 21.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
87.948 (H) x 57.785 (W) x 54.61 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at ears, OD from crest to front of seat.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 American Windsor Chairs.
• Published: fig. 6-139, pp. 312-14.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 71, fig. 76.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2206