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Chair (Armchair)
1756
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1967.1172
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1172
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable origin Chester County.
Date
1756
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Tulip poplar
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
43.875 (H) x 22.5 (W) x 25.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
111.442 (H) x 57.15 (W) x 64.135 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD is from crest to handholds. OW is at the arms.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: no. 29, pp. 168-69.Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• Published: p. 101, fig. 91.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For related examples, see pp. 11 and 27.