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Anthony Steel

Low-Back Writing-Arm Windsor Chair, 1791-1800

Description

Maker

  • Anthony Steel, fl. 1791-1817, American

Title

Low-Back Writing-Arm Windsor Chair

Year

1791-1800

Medium

Maple, pine, oak, hickory, poplar

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • maple,
  • oak,
  • pine,
  • tulipwood,
  • hickory

Dimensions

77.5 x 84.7 x 67.3 cm (30 1/2 x 33 5/16 x 26 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Brand on underside of seat:A STEEL

Place

Pennsylvania; Philadelphia

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Furniture

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

31.341

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Furniture In Pendleton House

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Case for Boxes

October 16 - November 16, 1980

Sixteen Chairs

January 13 - March 4, 1973

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Low-Back Writing-Arm Windsor Chair with the accession number of 31.341. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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