Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Armchair
Object name
Armchair
Date
1810-1820
Medium
Mahogany, maple
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 21 x 19 in. ( 83.8 x 53.3 x 48.3 cm )
Description
Mahogany neoclassical armchair; scroll back with a scrolled tablet crest rail with an inset maple panel above a pierced and carved floral and foliate splat, scrolled and molded arms with "C"-shaped supports; caned trapezoidal seat; molded sabre legs.
Credit Line
Purchase, Hoffman Fund
Object Number
1990.2b
Gallery Label
This chair and its mate were originally owned by Luman Reed (1787-1836), a wealthy merchant and art patron who moved to New York City in 1815. His seminal collection of American and European painting was acquired by the Society in 1858.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
