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On Display: House - Portsmouth Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1790-1805
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Portland or Boston; Maine or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Birch
- Paint
- Gilt
- Cane
Museum Object Number
1958.0046.005
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.0046.005
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Portland or Boston; Maine or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Portland, Maine or Boston, Massachusetts.
Date
1790-1805
Materials
- Birch
- Paint
- Gilt
- Cane
Dimensions (inches)
35.438 (H) x 19 (W) x 19 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
90.013 (H) x 48.26 (W) x 48.26 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); W (crest) 16.125 in. (40.8 cm); W (feet) 18.125 in. (45.9 cm); D (seat) 15.625 in. (39.6 cm); D (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Mussey, Robert D. 2003 The Furniture Masterworks of John and Thomas Seymour.
• Published: cat. no. 119, pp. 372-73.Article: Montgomery, Charles F. 1975 American Furniture in 1776. American Art Journal.
• Published: no. 36;Book: Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
• Published: fig. 74, p. 46 (dated 1800-05).