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Chair (Side chair)
Unidentified
1735-1760
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Oak, white
Museum Object Number
1958.2219
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2219
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
1735-1760
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Oak, white
Dimensions (inches)
38.75 (H) x 22.125 (W) x 20.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
98.425 (H) x 56.198 (W) x 52.705 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW is of feet; OD is from back of crest to front of feet. H (seat) 16.75 (42.5 cm); W (crest) 15.5 (39.3 cm); W (seat front) 21 in. (53.2 cm); W (seat back) 15.25 in. (38.6 cm); D (seat) 17 in. (43.2 cm); D (feet) 20.625 in. (52.2 cm)
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. 23, pp. 42-43.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. 101Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 144, 145, pl. 28Electronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2700