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Chair (Armchair)
Unidentified
1745-1765
Category
Furniture
Creator/Artist/Maker
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Leather
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1958.2597
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2597
Object Name
Chair (Armchair)
Category
Furniture
Creator (Role)
Unidentified (Furniture maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Originally attributed to Newport, Rhode Island, 1725-35.
Date
1745-1765
Materials
- Mahogany
- Maple, soft
- Leather
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
34.75 (H) x 25.25 (W) x 22.25 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
88.265 (H) x 64.135 (W) x 56.515 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW at arms; OD at feet. H (seat) 13.75 in. (34.9 cm); W (crest) 16.5 in. (41.9 cm); W (seat front) 23 in. (58.4 cm); W (seat back) 14.25 in. (36.2 cm); W (feet) 22.875 in. (58.1 cm); D (seat) 19 in. (48.2 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. 92, pp. 171-73. Illustrated in FElectronic: Yale University Art Gallery. Rhode Island Furniture Archive. http://rifa.art.yale.edu/index.htm
• RIF2694Book: Downs, Joseph & du Pont, Henry Francis. 1952 American Furniture: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published: fig. 18Book: Fairbanks, Jonathan L. 1981 American Furniture: 1620 to the Present.
• Published: p. 98Article: Ott, Joseph K. 03//1981 Abraham Redwood's Chair?. Antiques Magazine. 119 (3)
• Published: (March 1981) fig. 2, p. 670