Unknown Maker, American

Child's Windsor High Chair

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Child's Windsor High Chair

Year

1800-1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

hickory, pine

Geography

Place Made: New England

Dimensions

90.8 x 40.6 x 39.4 cm (35 3/4 x 16 x 15 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

31.465

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Making It In America
Oct 11, 2013 – Feb 09, 2014

Label copy

Designs for children’s Windsor furniture, such as this highchair with bamboo-style turnings, were often small-scale versions of full-sized pieces. That a family would invest in quality furniture for their children suggests not only prosperity but also perhaps the desire to celebrate the survival of their offspring in an era of high infant mortality.

Spindles and Spokes
Windsor Chairs and Their Legacy in America
Feb 20, 2004 – Apr 25, 2004
Raid the Icebox 1 with Andy Warhol
Apr 23, 1970 – Jun 30, 1970

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, American
Child's Windsor High Chair, 1800-1820
Pine and hickory
90.8 x 40.6 x 39.4 cm (35 3/4 x 16 x 15 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 31.465

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