Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object Number:
1952.386
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Beech, Naugahyde, cane, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 16 1/4 in. ( 84.5 x 59.1 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Louis XVI armchair; tub-shaped, with Naugahyde upholstery on the inside and caning on the outside, secured with brass tacks, and serpentine front seat rail with rosettes carved on forward ends; fluted and stop-flued front and rear legs with attenuated bulbous feet; seat cushion missing.
Credit Line:
Bequest of A. E. Gallatin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
