George A. Schastey (1839-1894). <em>Upholstered Slipper Chair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery (Rockefeller Room)</em>, ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 34 x 25 1/4 x 25 in. (86.4 x 64.1 x 63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.43.5_bw.jpg)

George A. Schastey (1839-1894). Upholstered Slipper Chair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery (Rockefeller Room), ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 34 x 25 1/4 x 25 in. (86.4 x 64.1 x 63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.43.5_bw.jpg)

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Upholstered Slipper Chair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery (Rockefeller Room)

Decorative Arts

On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

DESIGNER AND MAKER George A. Schastey, 1839-1894

MEDIUM Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery

DATES ca. 1880

DIMENSIONS 34 x 25 1/4 x 25 in. (86.4 x 64.1 x 63.5 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts

ACCESSION NUMBER 46.43.5

CREDIT LINE Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

CAPTION George A. Schastey (1839-1894). Upholstered Slipper Chair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery (Rockefeller Room), ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 34 x 25 1/4 x 25 in. (86.4 x 64.1 x 63.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.5. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.43.5_bw.jpg)

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