Collection Highlights
Dr. John Cheesman and Family with Guests: Silhouette
1840
Z.2567
Black prepared paper cut-outs, laid on beige paper with graphite, brown ink and wash, and white gouache, laid on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One of a Pair of side chairs
Object name
One of a Pair of side chairs
Date
1865-1875
Medium
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 33 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 19 in. ( 85.1 x 43.8 x 48.3 cm )
Description
Rosewood Elizabethan Revival side chair; spindle-back with crest rail carved with scrolls and foliage; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with grid-patterned textile; carving on skirt similar to carving on crest rail; turned, outswept front legs and plain, slightly outswept rear legs joined by a single turned stretcher in front, two plain, slender stretchers on either side, and one plain, slender stretcher in back.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Joan Harman Brown
Object Number
1977.4b
Gallery Label
According to information provided by the donor, this chair once belonged to the Mott family of Albany, New York, and originally came from England.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.