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Chair (Easy chair)
Unidentified
1730-1740
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Maple
- Wool
Museum Object Number
1958.1504
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1504
Object Name
Chair (Easy chair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
Previously dated 1700-1775, this fabric was probably made between 1700-1800.
Date
1730-1740
Materials
- Maple
- Wool
Techniques
- Woven (velvet)
Dimensions (inches)
48.125 (H) x 33.75 (W) x 32.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
122.238 (H) x 85.73 (W) x 82.233 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at front of arms; OD from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 13 in. (33.0 cm); W (seat) 28 in. (71.1 cm); D (seat) 21 in. (53.3 cm).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 72.Book: Forman, Benno M. 1988 American Seating Furniture, 1630-1730: An Interpretive Catalog.
• Published: cat. no. 91, pp. 368-70.