Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One of a Pair of side chairs
Object Number:
1942.545b
Date:
1790-1800
Medium:
Mahogany, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 17 1/2 x 21 in. ( 96.5 x 44.4 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Mahogany Federal side chair with serpentine crest rail and pierced vase-shaped splat with 5 ribs; trapezoidal seat with leather upholstery over the seat rails with ornamental brass tacks in swag formation; slightly tapered front legs braced by rectangular side, rear, and medial stretchers.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this chair and its mate belonged to Captain James Lawrence, a hero of the War of 1812. The leather upholstery may be original.
Bibliography:
"Don't Give Up the Ship": A Catalogue of the Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence (Salem: Peabody Museum, 1942), pp. 66-67 and illus.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
