Side Chair, Model 304
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The significant number of photographs and other images that include this chair (such as the painting at left) suggest its popularity with consumers. It was versatile, serving as part of a dining or parlor suite, and its rectilinear lines, turned baluster spindles between the chair back and seat, and signature Kimbel and Cabus angled rear legs communicated the owner’s preference for Modern Gothic innovation. This example retains its exceedingly rare original leather upholstery, once red and now faded.
Caption
Kimbel and Cabus (1863–1882). Side Chair, Model 304, ca. 1875. Ash, original stained, gilt, and patent leather upholstery, 35 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 21 in. (90.2 x 47.0 x 53.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by the Wigmore Foundation, 1998.46. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Side Chair, Model 304
Date
ca. 1875
Geography
Place manufactured: New York, United States
Medium
Ash, original stained, gilt, and patent leather upholstery
Classification
Dimensions
35 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 21 in. (90.2 x 47.0 x 53.3 cm)
Markings
Unmarked
Credit Line
Purchased with funds given by the Wigmore Foundation
Accession Number
1998.46
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