Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Side chairs (pair)
Object Number:
1977.56ab
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Mahogany; poplar
Dimensions:
overall: 38 1/2 x 20 in.
Description:
Mahogany Chippendale style side chairs with double serpentine crest rail with carved fan; pierced interlaced splat; molded stiles end in carved ears; trapezoidal rush slip seat; straight, square legs and rectangular stretchers.
Gallery Label:
According to the donors, descendants of Rufus King, these chairs belonged to King, an early eighteenth-century New York politician. The size, construction, and poor quality of carving suggest that these chairs are late nineteenth-century reproductions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Corol Jopling and Mr. Robert King Farrington
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
