Collection Highlights
Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchairs (2)
Object name
Armchairs (2)
Date
1805-1810
Medium
Mahogany, oak, textile
Dimensions
each approx.: 32 3/4 x 20 x 20 in. ( 83.2 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm )
Description
Pair of mahogany Federal style armchairs; 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
1951.638a-b
Gallery Label
These armchairs were used by the Livingston family of New York. The 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.
