Side Chair
Artist/maker unknown, American
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1730-1740Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, yellow pine, yellow poplar, pine (replaced blocks)Dimensions:
40 1/2 x 20 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches (102.9 x 51.8 x 47 cm) Seat: 17 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 16 7/8 inches (43.8 x 51.4 x 42.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1997-67-4a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Daniel Blain, Jr., 1997
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1730-1740Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, yellow pine, yellow poplar, pine (replaced blocks)Dimensions:
40 1/2 x 20 3/8 x 18 1/2 inches (102.9 x 51.8 x 47 cm) Seat: 17 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 16 7/8 inches (43.8 x 51.4 x 42.9 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1997-67-4a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Daniel Blain, Jr., 1997
Label:
The turned back stretcher and the dovetailed leg joinery of this chair are characteristic of the earliest compass-seat chairs produced in Philadelphia. The chair descended in the Logan family of Philadelphia.
The turned back stretcher and the dovetailed leg joinery of this chair are characteristic of the earliest compass-seat chairs produced in Philadelphia. The chair descended in the Logan family of Philadelphia.
