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Pair of side chairs

1795–1800
Not on view
The design for this oval-back chair was based on an engraving in George Hepplewhite’s "Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide" (1788). Other chairs thought to be from this set of twenty-four also have an oval back but are painted white instead of blackish brown.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of side chairs
  • Date: 1795–1800
  • Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Painted maple with white pine
  • Dimensions: 38 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (97.8 x 54.6 x 47 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.103.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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Side Chair, Benjamin Henry Latrobe American, born England, Yellow poplar, oak, maple, white pine, gold leaf, and gesso, American
Side Chair
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Settee, Walnut, yellow pine; upholstery (modern), American
Settee
American
1740–60
Side Chair, Benjamin Randolph American, Mahogany, northern white cedar; upholstery (modern), American
Side Chair
Benjamin Randolph
Hercules Courtenay
ca. 1769
Pier table, Joseph B. Barry and Son American, Mahogany, mahogany veneer, satinwood, amboyna, pine, gilt bronze with yellow poplar, American
Pier table
Joseph B. Barry and Son
1810–15
Cabinet, Daniel Pabst American, born Germany, Walnut, maple, white pine, glass, American
Cabinet
Daniel Pabst
Frank Furness
ca. 1873–76

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