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Side Chair

1765–75
Not on view
Typical New York features, such as the carved tassel-and-ruffle design in the splat, the gadrooned seat rail, and the square claw-and-ball feet, are dis­played in this chair. It is thought to have descended in the great landholding Van Rensselaer family of Albany, New York.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side Chair
  • Date: 1765–75
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany, sweet gum
  • Dimensions: 38 7/8 x 24 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (98.7 x 61.6 x 56.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.158.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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