Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
1879
1971.104
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object name
Armchair
Date
1805-1810
Medium
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 32 5/8 x 20 x 20 in. ( 82.9 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm )
Description
Mahogany Federal style armchair; scroll back with curved crest rail with five thunderbolts (reeds) tied in a bowknot; reeded stile and lower back rail with reeded double-cross (lattice) back and reeded scroll arms on turned arm supports; horseshoe-shaped seat upholstered over the rail with rose brocade (not original); swept back rear legs and tapered front legs with reeding.
Credit Line
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number
1951.638b
Gallery Label
This chair is one of a pair used by the Livingston family of New York. Its double-cross back is similar to those found on a set (now at Winterthur) billed to William Bayard of New York by Phyfe on January 21, 1807. It was reupholstered in 1957.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
