Bench
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Painted cast iron
DATES
ca. 1895
DIMENSIONS
39 3/4 x 43 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (101 x 110.5 x 37.5 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Cast on bottom of center section of back: "PETER TIMMES SON BROOKLYN N. Y. / PAT. MAY 7, 1895"; Cast on back center section beneath crest: "PAT. MAY 7, 1895"
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
76.143
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bench, cast iron painted silver; back consists of three square sections, the center with a higher crest rail; flanking squares are scroll screens surrounded by rope border with stylized acanthus crests; center square, similar but with diamond shape in center; seat perforated in cross and circle motif; skirt of seat is roping suspending stylized acanthus on front and sides; scrolled arms and legs with scroll front to back stretchers at sides.
CONDITION: Seat cracked at proper left; paint worn on seat and proper left arm.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Peter Timmes Son. Bench, ca. 1895. Painted cast iron, 39 3/4 x 43 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (101 x 110.5 x 37.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 76.143. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.143_bw.jpg)
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