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Jacobean Side Chair
Wood, upholstery
38 1/2 in. x 19 in. x 16 1/2 in. (97.79 cm x 48.26 cm x 41.91 cm)
Bequest of M. Carey Thomas, President of Bryn Mawr College, 1894-1922
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
Deanery.306
Geography:
Classification:
Furnishings and Furniture; Furniture; Chair
Collection:
Deanery Collection, M.C.Thomas Collection
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wood (plant material)
The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known. -
Jacobean Revival
Refers to the style of British architecture, furniture, and decorative arts during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that revived forms from the Jacobean period of the 17th century. Featuring curved gables, elaborate brick chimneys, and mullioned and transomed windows, Jacobean Revival architecture and decorative motifs were also mixed with Elizabethan Revival and Queen Anne styles. -
side chairs
Term generally applied to a wide range of chairs without arms to distinguish them from armchairs. -
upholstery
Refers to the fixed soft coverings for furniture, especially seating and reclining furniture. Originally referred to all the textile components of a room supplied by upholsterers, including wall hangings, bed hangings, window curtains, and table coverings.
Bibliography List
The following Bibliography exist for this object:
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Ruth Levy Merriam,
A History of the Deanery.
The Deanery Committee and The Deanery Management Committee.
Bryn Mawr College, 1965
Page Number: 15 -
Manufacturers' Appraisal Company,
1949 Manufacturers' Appraisal.
1949
Page Number: 11 -
Manufacturers' Appraisal Company,
1954 Manufacturers' Appraisal.
1954
Page Number: 25
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