Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object name
Armchair
Date
1825-1835
Medium
Mahogany, poplar, textile, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 21 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. ( 81.3 x 54.6 x 51.4 cm )
Description
Mahogany Empire armchair; scroll back with tablet with thin, inlaid brass border, a single rounded slat with rope-twisted center, and scroll arms on ring-turned arm supports; trapezoidal seat with textile upholstery; ball-and-ring-turned front legs and square, outswept rear legs with feet ending in casters.
Credit Line
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number
1947.6
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this chair originally belonged to descendants of Alexander Hamilton and later to the Holly family of Connecticut, ancestors of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
