Side chair

mid-18th century

Not on view

The design is based on one of several "ribband-back chairs" in the first edition of Thomas Chippendale's influential book, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director of 1754. The preparatory drawing for this plate, which also appeared in the editions of 1755 and 1762, is in the Drawings Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Title: Side chair
Date: mid-18th century
Culture: British
Medium: Mahogany, modern damask
Dimensions: Overall: 37 1/2 × 25 1/4 × 24 3/4 in. (95.3 × 64.1 × 62.9 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Gift of Edwin C. Vogel, 1957
Object Number: 57.41.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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