SAPFM Museum Furniture Collection

Armchair

Armchair, 1765–85, Mahogany (primary); soft maple (cross braces and seat frame); birch (rear corner blocks); modern upholste…
Date
1765–85
Medium
Mahogany (primary); soft maple (cross braces and seat frame); birch (rear corner blocks); modern upholstery
Dimensions
37.4 x 18.7 x 19.6 in. (95.1 x 47.6 x 49.7 cm) · max. W 24.8 in. (62.9 cm)
Form
Chair
Origin
Boston
Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Accession
1967.26
Credit line
Gift of Maria Trumbull Dana to the Sterling Memorial Library (Library Transfer)
A key component of the Rococo style is asymmetry. Its use in American furniture is rare. One of the distinctive features of this armchair is the asymmetry of the C-scroll and pendant foliage carving on its knees. This chair belongs to a group of Boston chairs that are believed to have been modeled after imported English examples. They reflect the desire of wealthy Bostonians to imitate English fashions.
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