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Chair · New York
Armchair
John Meeks (1801–1875) · New York · ca. 1855
The ideal parlor in the mid-nineteenth century required a seven-piece seating furniture set consisting of an armchair, a lady's chair, a sofa, and four parlor chairs. Typically, chairs had short cabriole legs and balloon-shaped backs with pinched waists. The thronelike armchair, such as this one, was made for the man of the house. The laminated wood back allows for intricate piercing and carving.
— Yale University Art Gallery, catalogue text
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