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On Display: House - Morattico Hall
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1690-1700
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Sweden; Europe
Materials
- Beech
- Paint
- Cane
Museum Object Number
1958.0540
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0540
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Sweden; Europe
Origin Notes
Forman attributed to Scandinavia, probably Sweden. (See object folder for his comments, 6-5-70.) Previously attributed to England
Date
1690-1700
Materials
- Beech
- Paint
- Cane
Dimensions (inches)
55.126 (H) x 19.25 (W) x 20.874 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
140.02 (H) x 48.9 (W) x 53.02 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front upper leg scrolls; OD from back feet to front upper leg scrolls. H (seat) 19 in. (48.3 cm); W (crest) 14.0625 in. (35.6 cm); W (seat) 18.25 in. (46.2 cm); W (feet) 17 in. (43 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: fig. 128, pp. 240-41.Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1924 Furniture of the Pilgrim Century. 716.
• Published nos. 439-440; Nutting Furniture Treasury (2nd ed.), nos. 2033-34;