Side Chair, Used at Drayton Hall, 1750-1770
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Drayton Hall, located just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the major early plantation houses in America, completed between 1737 and 1742. John Drayton, who likely designed the house from English pattern books, was a wealthy rice planter. The interior was furnished in fashionable English decorative arts, including this ornate side chair, one of four from the house that have survived.
Drayton Hall, located just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the major early plantation houses in America, completed between 1737 and 1742. John Drayton, who likely designed the house from English pattern books, was a wealthy rice planter. The interior was furnished in fashionable English decorative arts, including this ornate side chair, one of four from the house that have survived.
Artifact
Side Chair
Date Made
1750-1770
Place of Creation
United States, South Carolina, Charleston
Creator Notes
Made by an unknown maker in England, Ireland, or Charleston, South Carolina.
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Fully Furnished
Object ID
71.85.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Damask
Mahogany
Color
Brown
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 39.25 in
Width: 24.5 in
Depth: 24 in
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