Collection Highlights
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1 of a pair of Side Chairs
Object name
1 of a pair of Side Chairs
Date
1880-1900
Medium
Mahogany; poplar
Dimensions
Overall: 38 1/2 x 20 x 16 1/2 in. ( 97.8 x 50.8 x 41.9 cm )
Description
Mahogany Chippendale style side chair with double serpentine crest rail with carved fan; pierced interlaced splat; molded stiles end in carved ears; trapezoidal rush slip seat; straight, square legs and rectangular stretchers.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Carol Jopling and Mr. Robert King Farrington
Object Number
1977.56b
Gallery Label
The accession record states that these chairs belonged to Rufus King, an early eighteenth-century New York politician. This information was given by the donors, who are king descendants. The size, construction, and poor quality of carving suggest that these chairs are late nineteenth-century reproductions.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
