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Chair (Side chair)
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
- Birch
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Museum Object Number
1957.0977
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0977
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New England or Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is 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
- Birch
- Paint
- Gilt
- Rush
Dimensions (inches)
36.125 (H) x 17.75 (W) x 18 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
91.76 (H) x 45.085 (W) x 45.72 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17 in. (43 cm); W (crest) 16.25 in. (41.1 cm); W (feet) 17 in. (43 cm); D (seat) 15.125 in. (38.3 cm); D (feet) 15.5 in. (39.2 cm).