Side chair

Date

ca. 1820–30

Medium

Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (back splat, supporting middle seat rail and corner blocks), solid walnut (legs), walnut veneer. Upholstery materials: drop-in seat frame of plywood, webbing, modern black enameled springs, cotton wadding, jute spring cover cloth, filling, a cover cloth and the show-cover, blued tacks. (The seat is a recent fabrication.)

Dimensions

Overall: 36 5/8 x 19 x 19 1/2 in. (93 x 48.3 x 49.5 cm) Other: H. of seat 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm)

Form

Chair

Culture

Austrian

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Accession

2003.448.3

Credit line

Bequest of Margareta Wolf, 2003