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Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1755-1780
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Maple, soft
Museum Object Number
1952.0241.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0241.001
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts or Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Previously catalogued as Rhode Island, 1745-55. Origin is northeastern Massachusetts or Newport, Rhode Island.
Date
1755-1780
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Maple, soft
Dimensions (inches)
38.25 (H) x 22.5 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
96.84 (H) x 55.25 (W) x 53.34 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at feet. W (crest) 18 in. (45.6 cm); W (seat) 20.75 in. (52.6 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 35 (left), pp. 62-64 (52.241.2).Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 104 (52.241.5).Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2702