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On Display: House - Port Royal Parlor
Stool
1755-1765
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Swietenia
- Oak, red
Museum Object Number
1956.0579
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0579
Object Name
Stool
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1755-1765
Materials
- Swietenia
- Oak, red
Dimensions (inches)
17.5 (H) x 20.5 (W) x 16 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.45 (H) x 52.07 (W) x 40.64 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH is with cushion. OH (without cushion): 16.750 in. OW and OD are at the frame.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 76.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 296.Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Sack, Albert M. 1993 The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American, good, better, best, superior, masterpiece. 320.
• Published: p. 55