Side chair (one of a pair)
The unknown maker of this chair has playfully combined different design ideas by Thomas Chippendale. The back is derived from Chippendale’s so-called "ribband back chairs" while the fretwork legsare based on his plates for "Chinese chairs." These designs were published in Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s Director which appeared in three editions between 1754 and 1762.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side chair (one of a pair)
- Date: ca. 1755–60
- Culture: British
- Medium: Mahogany; tent stitch embroidery on canvas
- Dimensions: Overall: 39 × 23 3/4 × 18 in. (99.1 × 60.3 × 45.7 cm)
- Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
- Object Number: 64.101.981
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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ca. 1755–60
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1769–71
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ca. 1685–88
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ca. 1780–85
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