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Stool (Back stool)
1740-1770
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Wool
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1965.3091
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.3091
Object Name
Stool (Back stool)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously attributed to Newport, Rhode Island, 1730-40. Reattributed to Boston based on the medial stretcher (a distinctive Boston design that appears infrequently beginning about the late 1720s
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was woven in Europe between 1700 and 1800.
Date
1740-1770
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Wool
- Cotton
Techniques
- Glazed
- Appliqued
- Woven (plain)
Dimensions (inches)
40.75 (H) x 22.125 (W) x 25.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
103.505 (H) x 56.198 (W) x 65.723 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet; OD from back to crest to front of feet. H (seat) 12 in. (30.5 cm); W (crest) 16.375 in. (41.6 cm); W (seat front) 21.5 in. (54.6 cm); W (seat back) 15.75 in. (40.0 cm); D (seat) 18.25 in. (46.3 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. 90, pp. 167-68.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 95Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF1074