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Chair (Windsor high chair)
Unidentified
1785-1795
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Hickory
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1968.0534
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1968.0534
Object Name
Chair (Windsor high chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Providence; Rhode Island; Providence; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as "Possibly Pennsylvania" (See Evans in references)
Date
1785-1795
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Hickory
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
35.375 (H) x 22 (W) x 16.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
89.853 (H) x 55.88 (W) x 41.91 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front feet, OD from front rest to rear feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 American Windsor Furniture: Specialized Forms.
• Published on p. 155-156, fig. 2-26.Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF3975Article: O'Hara, Virginia. 2002 Little Windsors: American Chairs for Children, 1760-1850. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 5-20.