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On Display: House - Belle Isle Stair Hall, Upper
Settle
1700-1750
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, European
- Oak, white
- Leather
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1958.0551
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0551
Object Name
Settle
Category
Furniture
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is probably Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1700-1750
Materials
- Walnut, European
- Oak, white
- Leather
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
48.81 (H) x 72 (W) x 27.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
123.98 (H) x 182.88 (W) x 70.802 (D)
Measurement Notes
OD is from crest to handholds. OW is at the handholds.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• For a related example, see fig. 2.14, p. 68.Thesis: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1988 Line-and-Berry Inlaid Furniture: A Regional Craft Tradition in Pennsylvania, 1682-1790. Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
• For a related example, see fig. 92, p. 102.Book: Blades, Margaret Bleecker. 1987 Two Hundred Years of Chairs and Chairmaking: An Exhibition of Chairs from the Chester County Historical Society.
• For a related example, see fig. 8, p. 11.Article: Griffith, Lee Ellen. 1989 "The line-and-berry inlaid furniture of eighteenth-century Chester County, Pennsylvania". Antiques and Fine Art. (May)
• For a related example, see p. 1210, pl. 12.