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Chair (Armchair)
1752-1773
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, red
- Leather
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1958.0065
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0065
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably made in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Date
1752-1773
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Pine, red
- Leather
- Linen
Dimensions (inches)
46.625 (H) x 25.75 (W) x 27.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
118.428 (H) x 65.405 (W) x 69.85 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at feet. OD from crest to center front feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bivins, John Franklin & Welshimer, Paula. 1981 Moravian Decorative Arts in North Carolina.
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
Book: Davidson, Marshall B. 1967 The American Heritage History of Colonial Antiques.
• Published: p. 311.Article: Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & Hubbard, Cortlandt Van Dyke. 1937 Baron Stiegel, Ironmaker and Glassmaker. American Collector. VI (6)
• Published: p. 8, illustrated.Catalogue: Garvan, Beatrice B. & Hummel, Charles F. 1982 The Pennsylvania Germans: a celebration of their arts, 1683-1850. An exhibition organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: checklist no. 68, p. 178.Book: Heiges, George L. 1948 Henry William Stiegel and His Associates: A Story of Early American Industry.
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 67., See: Benno M. Forman, “German Influences in Pennsylvania Furniture,” 102-170.Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1990 A Good Start: The Aussteier or Dowry.
• Published: p. 66.