Rocking Chair No. 5 Manufacturer: Thonet Brothers (founded ca. 1840)

ca. 1876

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

In 1830 the Austrian Michael Thonet began experimenting with bending wood, and by the 1840s, his bentwood furniture was receiving much attention and praise. His firm aimed their product at an international market, with promotional materials printed in German, French, and English. The firm displayed their furniture at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876, where Walton Agnew bought this example.

Medium

Beech

Dimensions

41 × 19 × 43 in. (104.1 × 48.3 × 109.2 cm)
seat: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Stockwell

Accession Number

1972.5

Geography

Made in Austria

Culture

Austrian

Period

19th 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
Walton Agnew (1825-1913), Kennett Square, Pa., purchased at the International Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia (1876), according to David Stockwell; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Stockwell, Wilmington, Del.
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), 269, no. 252, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

rocking chairs

Marks

Branded "THONET" on the inner face of the bottom of the back frame.

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