Armchair Used by William Howard Taft Maker: Unknown

before 1913

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study
Medium

Oak with metal braces, screws and plaque

Dimensions

35 5/8 × 30 1/4 × 21 1/2 in. (90.5 × 76.8 × 54.6 cm)

Credit Line

Faculty Club Transfer

Accession Number

1977.74.36

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

20th 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.

Provenance
A note on the ADA folder says: "This chair was returned [returned underlined] to the Furn. Study from the Faculty Club when it was closed down in 1977.
There is an almost identical Taft chair (owned by Yale) in the Corporation Rm. at Woodbridge Hall."
Bibliography
  • Patricia E. Kane, 300 Years of American Seating Furniture Chairs and Beds from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University (Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1976), 275, no. 260, ill
  • Mark Alden Branch, "Big Man on Campus," Yale Alumni Magazine (March/April 2013), 36–37, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

armchairs

Inscriptions

"THIS CHAIR WAS USED BY/ WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT/FROM 1913 TO 1923."

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