Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One from a set of six side chairs
Object Number:
1969.9g
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Rosewood, oak, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 19 x 23 in. ( 91.4 x 48.3 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Laminated rosewood Rococo Revival side chair with gold-colored cotton upholstery (not original); kidney-bean-shaped upholstered back with molded frame surmounted by carved crest with fruit and floral decoration; flower between two leaves carved at center of front seat rail; cabriole front legs with floral carving on knees and rounded rear legs with serpentine profile, all on casters.
Gallery Label:
This chair is from a parlor suite made for the donor's grandfather, Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865), a New York City resident. It then passed to Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911) and was inherited by the donor.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Provenance:
Isaac John Greenwood I (1795-1865); to his son Isaac John Greenwood II (1833-1911); to the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
