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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Parlor
Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1735-1745
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Fir
Museum Object Number
1958.0960
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0960
Object Name
Chair (Side chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Richards and Evans attribute this chair to Boston, based on the pattern of the chair. However, Phillip Zimmerman believes this chair is probably from Rhode Island. The shaping of the front seat rail, curved bead on the knee, C-scrolls undercutting the front legs, and narrow splat profile are R.I., not N.Y., features. Per P. Zimmerman 10/2/91.
Date
1735-1745
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Fir
Construction Description
Corner blocks are all later; screw holes inside seat frame; rear stiles pieced out.
Dimensions (inches)
40.5 (H) x 22 (W) x 20.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
102.87 (H) x 55.88 (W) x 52.705 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at back, OW at feet, OD from front to rear feet.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richards, Nancy E. & Evans, Nancy Goyne. 1997 New England Furniture at Winterthur: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods.
• Published: cat. no. 15.Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 107.Book: Kirk, John T. 1972 American Chairs: Queen Anne and Chippendale.
• Published: fig. 166.Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Image of textile print pattern p. 204, fig. 193