Side Chair
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
This chair's design is indebted to the Rococo furniture popularized by Thomas Chippendale in England. This Philadelphia chair is so closely related to Chippendale's published designs its maker might well have had direct access to his design book.
Caption
Unknown Maker. Side Chair, ca. 1760. Mahogany with upholstery, 40 x 23 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (101.6 x 59.7 x 56.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 42.118.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Maker
Title
Side Chair
Date
ca. 1760
Geography
Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium
Mahogany with upholstery
Classification
Dimensions
40 x 23 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. (101.6 x 59.7 x 56.5 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
42.118.3
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