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On Display: House - Hampton Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1760-1780
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1952.0243
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1952.0243
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
This fabric was possibly made in Europe 1750-1775.
Date
1760-1780
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Silk
Techniques
- Woven (damask)
Dimensions (inches)
37.75 (H) x 24.125 (W) x 22 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
95.885 (H) x 61.278 (W) x 55.88 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at knees; OD at feet. H (seat) 18 in. (45.6 cm); W (feet) 24.125 in. (61.2 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: Figure 147Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of textile print pattern p. 204, fig. 193Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 7.