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Chair (Brettstuhl)
Unidentified
1750-1800
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Oak, white
Museum Object Number
1965.2246
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2246
Object Name
Chair (Brettstuhl)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1800
Materials
- Pine, yellow
- Oak, white
Dimensions (inches)
32 (H) x 18 (W) x 18.125 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.28 (H) x 45.72 (W) x 46.038 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD at feet. OW at seat.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: figs. 54-55, pp. 111-12.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.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
• Published: p. 277, fig. 119.Article: Alexander, Jennie, et al. 2008 Early American Shaved Post-and Rung Chairs. American Furniture.