Side Chair
This chair and its mate are attributed to Leon Marcotte on the basis of their style and the mother-of-pearl marquetry set into veneer panels. In shape and design, particularly in the stiles and ribbon cresting, the chair follows late-eighteenth-century precedents. The brass beading, the carved fan, the small turned spindles, and the metal rings on the upper legs are nineteenth-century innovations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side Chair
- Maker: Attributed to Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
- Date: 1860–70
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Maple, brass, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions: 35 3/4 x 21 x 17 1/2 in. (90.8 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Ronald S. Kane, 1968
- Object Number: 68.198.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
ca. 1860
Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
ca. 1860
Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
ca. 1860
Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
ca. 1860
Léon Marcotte (1824–1887)
ca. 1860
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