Collection Highlights
The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Object name
1 of set of 6 Side Chairs
Date
1770-1790
Medium
Mahogany, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 38 1/4 x 20 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 97.2 x 51.4 x 47 cm )
Description
Mahogany Chippendale side chair; back with double serpentine crest rail with scrolled ears and pierced splat with interlace design; trapezoidal seat upholstered over the rail with red silk damask which is tacked with metal tacks to seat rail; straight, reeded front legs, curved back legs, and rectangular side and medial stretchers.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Benjamin M. Norman
Object Number
1870.6d
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this chair belonged to a set used in the Board room of the Society's Second Avenue Building. Before coming to N-YHS, the chairs were apparently part of the furnishings of Federal Hall in New York City. The donor's husband received the chairs from his sister-in-law, a granddaughter of Israel Putnam (1718-1790). As major-general in the Continental Army, Putnam played an important part in the battle of Bunker Hill.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
