Made of various woods: legs and stretchers are maple; arms are mahogany; arm supports are oak; seat is poplar; bow is white oak; spindles are hickory., Library Company set includes 11 chairs., Purchased by the Library Company from Joseph Henzey, Dec. 1792 for 11 pounds, five shillings., Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, Quarter of a Millennium (1981).
In 1980, Charles Santore examined the chair and thought that it was made by a Carpenter Hall Chairmaster in Philadelphia., Gift of Glorvina Fort, Dec. 20, 1876.