John Philip Fondé
“Klismos” Chair
1820-1825
Physical Qualities
Ash, pine, gilt, paint, wool upholstery, brass, 31 3/4 x 18 x 22 in. (80.6 x 45.7 x 55.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchased in Honor of James Archer Abbott, Curator of Decorative Arts, 1997-2004, by the Friends of the American Wing, and with additional funds contributed by Frederica K. and William Saxon, Jr., Ruth Ann Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bentley Adams, Dr. and Mrs. Aristides C. Alevizatos, Mark B. Letzer, Hugh and Joy McCormick, Charles and Mary Meyer, David A. Mozes, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. O'Rourk, and Bodil Ottesen
Object Number
2003.122
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2003; Stuart P. Feld, New York; Mr. James Biddle, "Andalusia," Andalusia, Pennsylvania; Keene Home for Aged Gentlewomen, Bristol, Pennsylvania; Sarah Lukens Keene, Bristol, Pennsylvania; Keen family
