Unidentified
Side Chair
1739-1759
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Unidentified
Side Chair
1739-1759
Physical Qualities
Walnut; tulip poplar and white pine secondary woods; replacement haircloth upholstery, 37 3/4 x 18 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. (95.9 x 46.4 x 44.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Bequest of Lucy Ridgely Seymer, and The Mary Frick Jacobs Collection
Object Number
1975.36.1
When compared to other side chairs of this period, there is a notable absence of turned members. The matching chairs have an architectural quality in the blocking on the legs, in the shape and design of the chair back, and in their marked verticality. An examination of the slip-seat frame reveals the original covering was black leather, but the current seat covering is made of black haircloth upholstery.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1975; The Stradlings, Antiques, New York, 1975; Bruce Hafley, Atlanta, Georgia, 1975; Church bazaar sale, Atlanta, Georgia, 1975; Probably Major William Thomas, Sr., Deep Falls House, St. Mary's County, Marylan, mid-eighteenth century.
AMW Reinstallation 2014
American Wing Rotations 2020
Elder III, William Voss and Jayne E. Stokes. American Furniture 1680-1880: From the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore: Museum of Art, 1987, p. 20-21, ill. 6
Maker
Unidentified
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
