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On Display: House - Hart Vestibule
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
- Maple, soft
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1958.0695
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0695
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Two fragments of turkey work used to upholster this chair in 1948 had a history of ownership in the Bradford family of Duxbury and Kingston, Massachusetts. It was probably made in the United States in the 19th century.
Date
1665-1695
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: pinned to webbing
Inscription: "Oyster Bay" (graphite on luggage tag)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Maple, red
- Oak, red
- Maple, soft
- Wool
Techniques
- Turkey work
Dimensions (inches)
35.375 (H) x 18.375 (W) x 17.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
89.85 (H) x 46.67 (W) x 44 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH to upholstery; OW at seat to upholstery; OD from back of posts to front leg blocks. H (seat) 19 in. (48.3 cm); W (crest) 17.5 in. (44.3 cm); D (seat) 17.375 in. (44.1 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• cat. no. 47, pp. 218-19Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1984 Textiles in America, 1650-1870.
• Discussion of turkey work p. 99, p368Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.