American Period Furniture in Museum Collectionsa SAPFM viewer

In the collection ofMetropolitan Museum of Art

Side chair (one of a pair), early 18th century, Walnut, marquetry woods; the marquetry added at a later time, probably in th…

The photograph is served by Metropolitan Museum of Art and is not available from their site at the moment. See it on the museum's own record ↗

Zoom

Photograph © Metropolitan Museum of ArtFull record at the museum ↗

Chair

Side chair (one of a pair)

Maker unknown · early 18th century

Medium: Walnut, marquetry woods; the marquetry added at a later time, probably in the late 19th century
Dimensions: Overall: 44 1/2 × 21 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (113 × 54.6 × 44.5 cm)
Accession: 1997.101.1
Credit line: Bequest of Albert S. Casavant and Raymond M. Levit, 1997
Culture: Dutch

View at Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗ Browse Metropolitan Museum of Art in the explorer Measure

The same form in other collections

The pieces nearest to this one across the eight museums — by form, region and date together, not by keyword.

Browse the collection →

Pair of Side Chairs

Germany · early 1700s
Cleveland Museum of Art

United States · 1760-1780
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Massachusetts · 1740–60
Yale University Art Gallery

Members have built this form

From the Member Gallery — original work, photographed by the people who made it.

5 side chair builds in the gallery →

Chippendale Side Chair

Austin Chandler

Philadelphia Chippendale Chair

Matthew Blackburn