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On Display: House - Hart Room
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1665-1695
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple, red
- Oak, red
- Leather
- Paint
Museum Object Number
1958.0694
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0694
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1665-1695
Materials
- Maple, red
- Oak, red
- Leather
- Paint
Dimensions (inches)
36 (H) x 18.5 (W) x 17.2 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
91.44 (H) x 46.99 (W) x 43.688 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at seat; OD from back of posts to front leg blocks). H (seat) 21 in. (53.3 cm); W (crest, front leg blocks) 18 in. (45.7 cm); D (seat) 15.25 in. (38.7 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• figs. 104 & 161 (right), pp. 207 & 293 and cat. no. 45, pp. 214-16