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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1765-1780
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
Museum Object Number
1958.2256
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2256
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1765-1780
Materials
- Mahogany
Dimensions (inches)
42 (H) x 27.375 (W) x 25.375 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
106.68 (H) x 69.533 (W) x 64.453 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at crest, OW at arms, OD from front feet to crest.
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. 37Article: Zimmerman, Philip D. 1981 Workmanship of Habit. Winterthur Portfolio. 16:4 (December)
• Related information.Manuscript: Bertrand, Rebecca & Parks, Sarah. Seasonal Change Study.
• See Curator of Textiles for Seasonal Change Study binder discussing this object.Book: Hummel, Charles F. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chippendale Furniture: Middle Atlantic and Southern Colonies.
• Published: fig. 41.