Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Luce Center
Child's Windsor armchair
Object Number:
1945.484
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. ( 59.7 x 41.9 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Child's Windsor armchair with yellow paint (not original); sack-back with curved crest rail and five full-length spindles piercing lower horizontal rail, which curves forward on either side to form arms; turned front arm supports; wide plank seat on splayed, vase-and-reel turned legs joined by side and medial stretchers with bulbous centers.
Gallery Label:
The yellow paint on this chair is not original. Many Windsor chairs were originally painted green.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
