Side Chair Maker: Unknown

1660–90

American Decorative Arts

On view, 1st floor, American Decorative Arts before 1900

"Turkie work," serge, and leather chairs are recorded, often in sets of six, in seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century estates of well-to-do New Englanders. "Turkie work" was a fabric woven in imitation of Turkish carpets. Serge was a durable wool furnishing fabric. Leather was widely used for chair seats and backs. Because of the additional costs for such upholstery, these chairs were the most expensive type of seventeenth-century seating furniture.

Medium

Maple, oak, leather

Dimensions

37 1/8 × 18 × 15 3/16 in. (94.3 × 45.7 × 38.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Coyle, LL.B. 1943

Accession Number

1991.128.1

Geography

Probably made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

17th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1991," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1992), 156, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

side chairs

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