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On Display: House - Kershner Parlor
Chair (Armchair)
1750-1775
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Bethlehem; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, yellow
- Brass
- Hair
- Linen
- Leather
Museum Object Number
1966.0695
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0695
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Bethlehem; Pennsylvania; Northampton; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Bethlehem based on Moravian association and related examples.
Date
1750-1775
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, yellow
- Brass
- Hair
- Linen
- Leather
Dimensions (inches)
46.37 (H) x 25.25 (W) x 27 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
117.79 (H) x 64.14 (W) x 68.58 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 70.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. 14.Book: Richman, Irwin. 2001 Pennsylvania German Arts: More than Hearts, Parrots, and Tulips.
• Published: p. 65.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For a related example, see p. 44.