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Chair (Side chair)
John and Hugh Finlay
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
John and Hugh Finlay (Furniture Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Walnut
- Paint
- Gilt
- Cane
Museum Object Number
1987.0047
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the estate of Louise Harriet Fechtig Paul
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Object Number
1987.0047
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
Materials
- Tulip poplar
- Maple
- Walnut
- Paint
- Gilt
- Cane
Dimensions (inches)
32.125 (H) x 18.25 (W) x 20 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
81.598 (H) x 46.36 (W) x 50.8 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD is from crest to center front feet. OW is at crest. H (seat) 18 in.; W (seat) 17.75 in.; W (feet) 16.75 in.; D (seat) 15.625 in.; D (feet) 16.25 in.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: 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. 93, pp. 150-52.Book: Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840.
• Published: figs. 82-83, pp. 50-51.Book: Weidman, Gregory R., et al. 1993 Classical Maryland 1815-1845: fine and decorative arts from the golden age.
• See p. 20 for another chair from this set.