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Chair (Armchair)
Solomon Fussell
1735-1749
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Solomon Fussell (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1952.0236
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0236
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Solomon Fussell (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1735-1749
Materials
- Maple
- Rush
Dimensions (inches)
45 (H) x 25.375 (W) x 18.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
114.3 (H) x 64.45 (W) x 47.94 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet, OD at feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published in fig. 51, p.104.Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published in fig.88, p.174.Article: Forman, Benno M. 1980 Delaware Valley "Crookt Foot" and Slat-Back Chairs: The Fussell-Savery Connection. Winterthur Portfolio. 15 (Spring): 41-64.
Thesis: Bacon, John M. 1991 Delaware Valley Slatback Chairs: A Formal and Analytical Survey". M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
• Published: p. 208, fig. 19.