Armchair Maker: Unknown

ca. 1775

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

This chair has features distinctive to chairs made by craftsmen of French heritage. The slats are composed of opposing S-scrolls, the arm supports are baluster-shaped and inset from the front legs, and elaborate turnings repeat on all the stretchers.

Medium

Maple, hickory

Dimensions

37 7/8 × 21 7/8 × 15 1/2 in. (96.2 × 55.6 × 39.4 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1965.20

Geography

Made in Canada

Culture

Canadian

Period

18th century

Classification

Furniture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Mrs. Francis P. Garvan (née Mabel Brady, 1886-1979), New York; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1965
Bibliography
  • Dennis Andrew Carr, American Colonial Furniture: Guide to the Collection, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2004), 15–16, fig. 27
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

armchairs

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