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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Chair (Brettstuhl)
1750-1800
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut
- Walnut, black
Museum Object Number
1965.2247
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2247
Object Name
Chair (Brettstuhl)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1750-1800
Materials
- Walnut
- Walnut, black
Dimensions (inches)
36.625 (H) x 22.125 (W) x 17.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
93.028 (H) x 56.198 (W) x 45.403 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD are at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Referenced on p. 112.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.