Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chairs (8)
Object Number:
1951.639a-h
Date:
1805-1810
Medium:
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions:
each approx.: 32 3/4 x 19 x 20 in. ( 83.2 x 48.3 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Set of eight mahogany Federal style side chairs; scroll back with curved crest rail with five thunderbolts (reeds) tied in a bowknot; reeded stile and lower back rail with reeded double-cross (lattice) back; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with rose brocade (not original); swept back rear legs and tapered front legs with reeding.
Gallery Label:
This set of chairs was used by the Livingston family of New York. The double-cross back is similar to those found on a set (now at Winterthur) billed to William Bayard of New York by Phyfe on January 21, 1807. They were reupholstered in 1957.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
