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Armchair, circa 1740–60. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Walnut, yellow pine, modern upholstery, 42 1/2 x 31 x 21 in. (107.95 x 78.74 x 53.34 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Matthew Scott Sloan Collection, Gift of Lidie Lane Sloan McBurney, 1997.150.1a-b
This Philadelphia armchair, with its highly articulated vasiform splat, exhibits the seamless blending of curving forms into a single, harmonious design that defines the Queen Anne chair style. The Queen Anne style, imported from England, flourished in the United States from about 1725 until 1760. Elements of the chair, such as the carved shell and scroll motifs on the crest rail and knees, the sculptural contouring of the arms and arm supports, the fine beading on the outer edges of the stiles and arms, and the gracefully flaring trifid feet, are characteristic of high-style Philadelphia workmanship.
Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum