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Turned armchair

1665–90
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 712
The unusual construction of this armchair has antecedents in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century British three- and four-legged turned chairs that have a rectangular, raked back rail that overhangs the rear legs. The history of the chair points to an owner in Manhattan or one of the early towns of Kings County (now Brooklyn).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Turned armchair
  • Date: 1665–90
  • Geography: Probably made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Ash
  • Dimensions: 39 1/2 x 24 x 17 in. (100.3 x 61 x 43.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.111
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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