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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1640-1700
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Oak
- Hickory
Museum Object Number
1958.0690
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0690
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1640-1700
Materials
- Maple, soft
- Oak
- Hickory
Dimensions (inches)
46.375 (H) x 26.75 (W) x 22.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
117.79 (H) x 67.9 (W) x 56.83 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at left rear post; OW at arms; OD from back of slats to front of feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1924 Furniture of the Pilgrim Century. 716.
• Published: no. 318Book: Nutting, Wallace. 1928 Furniture Treasury.
• Published: no. 1822Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 17, pp. 128-31Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.