Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object name
Armchair
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Walnut, oak, iron
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 25 x 14 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 63.5 x 36.8 cm )
Description
Walnut and oak Windsor-type armchair with comb back supported by four iron rods; slightly tapered, squared legs reinforced by pairs of side, front, and rear stretchers.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1274
Gallery Label
According to Nancy Goyne Evans, author of "American Windsor Chairs," this is either a late eighteenth-century chair with nineteenth-century additions or a Victorian chair using older spindles.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
