Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chair
Object Number:
1963.88
Date:
1745-1775
Medium:
Mahogany; pine
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 22 in. ( 97.8 x 57.2 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
carved: inside front seat rail; "VI"
Description:
Mahogany Queen Anne side chair; shell-crested back with curved stiles that conform to the contours of the urn-shaped splat; compass seat with upholstered needlepoint slip seat; cabriole legs with ball-and-claw feet and shells with pendant bellflowers on knees, rear tapered legs with pad feet; the crest rail seems to have been raised or repaired.
Gallery Label:
Recent scholarship has re-attributed many chairs of this style from New York to Boston.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
