Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chair
Object Number:
1963.115
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Walnut, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 3/4 x 22 x 21 in. ( 101 x 55.9 x 53.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on underside (front) of slip seat frame: "VI"
stamped: on underside (rear) of slip seat frame: "I"
stamped: on top of front seat rail: "III"
stamped: on inside of back seat rail: "I"
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to underside of
Description:
Walnut Queen Anne side chair; crooked back with yoke-shaped crest rail and vase-shaped splat with sharply incut neck; compass slip seat with black leather (possibly sealskin) upholstery supported by small, pointed seat blocks in front; cabriole legs with pad feet in front, and chamfered legs in rear; side, back, and medial stretchers all turned.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, a label inscribed "This chair belonged to / Gen. Wendall P. Smith" was once pasted on the inside of the seat rail. The leather seat and marsh-grass filling may be original.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
