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On Display: House - Portsmouth Room
Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1810-1820
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New England or Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1957.0972.001
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0972.001
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New England or Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly southern New England or New York. Montgomery believes the use of tulip to edge the seat suggests an origin south of Massachusetts.
Date
1810-1820
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
34.25 (H) x 20 (W) x 20.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.995 (H) x 50.8 (W) x 51.753 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); W (crest) 17 in. (43 cm); W (seat) 18.875 in. (47.8 cm); W (feet) 18.375 in. (46.6 cm); D (seat) 15.75 in. (39.9 cm); D (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F., et al. 1966 American Furniture: The Federal Period, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published no. 487.