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Chair (Side chair)
John and Hugh Finlay
1803-1806
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John and Hugh Finlay (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Cane
- Paint
- Gilt
Museum Object Number
1957.1060.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1060.002
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
John and Hugh Finlay (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1803-1806
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Tulip poplar
- Cane
- Paint
- Gilt
Dimensions (inches)
33.375 (H) x 19.125 (W) x 17.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
84.773 (H) x 48.578 (W) x 45.085 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is at seat. OD is from crest to center front feet. H (seat) 16.25 in.; W (crest) 15.75 in.; W (feet) 18 in.; D (seat) 15.75 in.; D (feet) 17 in.
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. 457.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1996 "Frog Backs and Turkey Legs: The Nomenclature of Vernacular Seating Furniture, 1740-1850". American Furniture. 1996: 17-56.
• Published: fig. 21, pp. 38-39.Article: Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1993 "Design Transmission in Vernacular Seating Furniture". American Furniture.
• Published: fig. 22, p. 99.Book: Elder, William D. & Stokes, Jayne. 1987 American Furniture, 1680-1880 from the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
• Published: nos. 30, 40, 101 and 122.Article: Humphries, Lance. 2003 Provenance, Patronage, and Perception: The Morris Suite of Baltimore Painted Furniture. American Furniture.
• Objects discussed: pp. 142-46, 162-63.Other: Simo, Laura. A Suite Profusion of Color: Baltimore Painted Furniture, 1800-1820.
• Published as fig. 13. Objects discussed on p. 7.