SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Pair of Side Chairs

Artist unknown (American, 18th century)

Pair of Side Chairs, Artist unknown (American, 18th century), 1770–90, Mahogany, tulipwood, white pine, and upholstery
Maker
Artist unknown (American, 18th century)
Date
1770–90
Medium
Mahogany, tulipwood, white pine, and upholstery
Dimensions
Each: 93.3 × 57.8 × 45.7 cm (36 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 18 in.)
Form
Chair
Origin
New York City
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession
1929.166-167
Credit line
Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne
The upholstery on this chair replicates a documented 18th-century English fabric, which was specially handwoven for the Art Institute on 19th-century English looms.
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