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Unknown Maker, American

Side Chair
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Side Chair

Year

ca. 1740-1760

Medium

  • walnut,
  • yellow pine

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Walnut,
  • yellow pine

Materials

pine, walnut

Geography

Place Made: Philadelphia; Place Made: Pennsylvania

Dimensions

106.7 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm (42 x 20 x 16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Cut into top of the front seat rail:VIII Left seat rail is numbered:IIII Front of loose seat frame:II Right side of seat frame:IX

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

68.167

Type

  • Furniture

Projects & Publications

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

American Furniture In Pendleton House

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015

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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
Side Chair, ca. 1740-1760
Walnut, yellow pine
106.7 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm (42 x 20 x 16 inches)
Museum Collection 68.167

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