Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum, 1961

THF715830 / Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795, Photographed in Henry Ford Museum, 1961

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1961

Creators

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.29525

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Chairs (Furniture forms) Collections management Furniture Museums Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum

Artifact
Speaker's Chair Used in the United States House of Representatives in Philadelphia, 1790-1795
This chair was made in the early 1790s for either the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives or the President of the U.S. Senate, both bodies then located in Philadelphia. We believe that it was later used by the U.S. Supreme Court, along with three similar chairs, now at the Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.