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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
- Walnut veneer
- Maple, soft
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
Museum Object Number
1958.2221
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2221
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
1735-1745
Materials
- Walnut, black
- Walnut veneer
- Maple, soft
- Mahogany
- Pine, white
Dimensions (inches)
40.25 (H) x 21.25 (W) x 20.875 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
101.6 (H) x 53.98 (W) x 52.71 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW and OD at feet. H (seat) 18.5 in. (47.0 cm); W (crest) 14.125 in. (35.9 cm); W (seat front) 20 in (50.8 cm); W (seat back) 14.5 in. (36.8 cm); D (seat) 16 in. (40.6 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. 13 (right), pp. 24-26Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Bishop, Robert & Hummel, Charles F. 1972 Centuries and styles of the American chair, 1640-1970.
• Published: fig. 86Book: Fitzgerald, Oscar P. 1982 Three Centuries of American Furniture.
• Published: fig. III-36Article: Freund, Joan Barzilay & Keno, Leigh. 1998 "The Making and Marketing of Boston Seating Furniture in the Late Baroque Style". American Furniture. 1998: 1-40.
• Published: figs. 21 & 24, pp. 14-15, where it is dated 1725-30.