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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1695-1710
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, sugar
- Oak, red
- Leather
Museum Object Number
1958.0553
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0553
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1695-1710
Materials
- Maple, sugar
- Oak, red
- Leather
Dimensions (inches)
53.25 (H) x 24 (W) x 27.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
135.255 (H) x 60.96 (W) x 69.85 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD from back of crest to front of arms. H (seat) 17.25 in. (45.1 cm); W (seat) 22.875 in. (58.1 cm); D (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: fig. 169 (left), p. 301 and cat. no. 64, pp. 308-10;Article: Kenny, Peter M. 1994 "Flat Gates, Draw Bars, Twists, and Urns: New York's Distinctive, Early Baroque Oval Tables with Falling Leaves". American Furniture. 1994: 107-36.
• Published: fig. 30, pp. 124-25Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Published: no. 1979.Article: Cain, Lynda A. & Carlisle, Nancy. Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture. International View. 49-51.
• Published: 49-51