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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1650-1700
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ash, black
- Oak, white
- Hickory
- Splint
Museum Object Number
1958.0522
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0522
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is perhaps Massachusetts.
Date
1650-1700
Materials
- Ash, black
- Oak, white
- Hickory
- Splint
Dimensions (inches)
43.875 (H) x 24.75 (W) x 20.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
111.44 (H) x 62.9 (W) x 52.39 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at rear left post; OW at front feet; OD from back post to front of feet. H (seat) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (seat) 24.125 in. (61.3 cm); D (seat) 19.625 in. (49.8 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 7, pp. 105-7Article: 12//1929 Advertisement for Philip Flayderman Sale. Antiques. 16 (6): 453.
• PublishedBook: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
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