1790 ca Martha Washington Hepplewhite Armchair

Furniture

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Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

1790 ca "Martha Washington" Hepplewhite Armchair

Entry/Object ID

HM-109

Description

American Armchair (Martha Washington). Hepplewhite style with high back, tapered chamfer and graceful un-upholstered arms, back with pronounced serpentine curve. Poor repair. Once was rocking chair.

Collection

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

109

Made/Created

Place

Location

American

Notes

Date: ca. 1790-1800

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Armchair

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chair

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Seating Furniture

Nomenclature Class

Furniture

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

General Notes

Note Type

1984 C Thompson Description of Purple (American) Guest room, p(4) (HM109 chair)

Note Type

HM110 Martha Washington armchair ca1800 info

Note Type

1965-04-07 Inventory copy 1, p(2) Lower Sitting Room, North Upper Bedroom & Closets

Note Type

1970ca Handwritten Inventory p(2) - Library & Purple Room