Armchair

attributed to Duncan Phyfe, American (born Scotland), 1770–1854

Maker

attributed to Duncan Phyfe, American (born Scotland), 1770–1854

Date

c.1825

Medium

Painted and gilded maple, ash, poplar, and replacement silk upholstery

Dimensions

32 7/8 x 22 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. (83.5 x 57.8 x 56.5 cm)

Form

Chair

Origin

America

Museum

Saint Louis Art Museum

Accession

18:2012

Credit line

Richard Brumbaugh Trust in memory of Richard Irving Brumbaugh and Grace Lischer Brumbaugh, and funds given by the John Allan Love Charitable Foundation, the Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund, the Margarita M. and Roland E. Jester Endowment Fund for the Decorative Arts; and bequest of Mrs. Berthoud Clifford and given in loving memory of Lina Vandegrift Denison Cherry (Mrs. Lewis W. Cherry) by her descendants, Carolyn Vandegrift Cherry McDonnell (Mrs. William A. McDonnell), Sanford Noyes McDonnell, and Cherry McDonnell Lawrence (Mrs. Ruddick C. Lawrence), by exchange