Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object name
Armchair
Date
1700-1800
Medium
Oak, pine
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 27 x 18 in. ( 94 x 68.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description
Armchair with elaborately turned spindles (ring-ball-and-sausage); complex arrangement of spindles in back and supporting arms; arm rests formed from a single turned column split in half; board seat which fits into grooves in the seat rails; legs reinforced by sausage-turned stretchers.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1372
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
