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Chair (Armchair)
John K Cowperthwaite
1810-1820
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John K Cowperthwaite (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1957.0973
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0973
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John K Cowperthwaite (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1810-1820
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Techniques
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
34.188 (H) x 21.504 (W) x 17.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
86.838 (H) x 54.62 (W) x 43.815 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.625 in. (44.6 cm); W (crest) 15.75 in. (39.9 cm); W (seat) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm); W (feet) 15 in. (38 cm); D (seat) 15.875 in. (40.2 cm); D (feet) 16.375 in. (41.5 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. 468Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1998 "The Christian M. Nestell Drawing Book: A Focus on the Ornamental Painter and His Craft in Early Nineteenth-Century America". American Furniture. 1998: 99-163.
• Published: fig. 92, p.150-51Book: Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
• Published: fig. 256, p. 150