Shop of John Pollard and Richard Butz and Martin Jugiez
Gothic Back Side Chair
1769-1778
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- Carver (crest and splat): Shop of John Pollard and Richard Butz
- Carver (knees and feet): Martin Jugiez
Gothic Back Side Chair
1769-1778
Physical Qualities
Mahogany; leather, 38 3/4 x 24 x 18 1/2 in. (98.4 x 61 x 47 cm.)
Credit Line
Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection
Object Number
2012.319
Chairs can be the work of more than one hand and cabinet shops pressed for time had the option of contracting carvers from other shops to contribute elements to a final product. It appears that two talented carvers contributed to this handsome Philadelphia side chair inspired by Thomas Chippendale’s designs in the Gothic taste. Durable leather was sometimes chosen for upholstery, sidestepping expensive imported textiles.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; Dorothy McIlvain Scott, Baltimore, MD
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