Side Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Beechwood and old but not original textile
DATES
ca. 1900
DIMENSIONS
69.38.1 - 35 x 18 x 22 in. (88.9 x 45.7 x 55.9 cm)
frag69.38.1. - 28 1/2 x 27 3/8 in. (72.4 x 69.5 cm)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
69.38.1
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds given by an anonymous donor and gift of Lillian Nassau
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Art Nouveau style side chair. Rectangular back, crest with depressed center; rectangular void above continuously upholstered back and seat; molded Klismos-style sabre legs with arched side stretchers connecting front and back feet and molded central stretcher. Upholstered in old but not original Art Nouveau-style white and yellow printed velvet with over-all arabesque motif. The fabric attributed to Tiffany Studios.
Condition: Good. Old traces of furniture beetle.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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