Chair (Side chair)

Unidentified

1825-1840

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 or North America

Secondary Origin Notes

This fabric is a modern reproduction, probably made between 1950-1970. This tape is probably 18th century.

Date

1825-1840

Materials

Mahogany veneer
Pine, whiteor cedar
Ash
Cherry
Cotton
Rayon
Silk

Techniques

Woven (twill)

Dimensions (inches)

34.25 (H) x 17.5 (W) x 20 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

86.995 (H) x 44.45 (W) x 50.8 (D)

Measurement Notes

OW and OD from front to rear feet.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: McClelland, Nancy Vincent. 1939 Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency.

• Related object: Plate 109. Ill. of similar form.

Book: Smith, George. 1826 The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's guide: being a complete drawing book, in which will be comprised treatises on geometry and perspective...

• Related object: Plate CXLVI and III.

Book: Toms, W. 1840 Thirty-Six New Original and Practical Designs for Chairs.

• Related object: Plate 19-22 and c.

Book: Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.

• Published: fig. 514, p. 313.

Book: Schwarze, Wolfgang. 1975 Antike Deutsche Mobel: Burgerliche und rustikale Mobel in Deutschland 1700 bis 1840.

• Related object: no. 49c.

Catalogue: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. 1990 Property of a European Foundation, October 26, 1990.

• Related object: no. 308. Ill of similar form.

Catalogue: Christie's, Inc. 06/02/1990 Fine American Furniture, Silver, Folk Art and Decorative Arts, June 2, 1990.

• See p. 151, lot no. 250 for similar forms.

Book: Sweeney, John A. H. 1963 The Treasure House of Early American Rooms.

• Chair from set published: p. 128

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Chair (Side chair)

Unidentified

1825-1840