Upholstered Armchair

Maker unknown · Massachusetts · 1760–85

Straight, molded legs, usually called Marlborough legs, became popular in the 1760s. Here they combine with the serpentine back and arm supports to provide a sense of style to a form that remained largely unchanged throughout the eighteenth century. A chair similar to this one can be seen in a portrait of Mrs. Isaac Smith (see 1941.74) painted by John Singleton Copley in the mid-1760s.

Medium

Mahogany, soft maple

Dimensions

42.5 x 22.1 x 23.3 in. (107.9 x 56.2 x 59.1 cm) · max. W 26.5 in. (67.2 cm)

Accession

1930.2106

Credit line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection