The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side chair

Date:: 1815–19
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Mahogany, mahogany veneer, gilded gesso, brass with maple
Dimensions:: 33 3/8 x 18 x 19 1/4 in. (84.8 x 45.7 x 48.9 cm)
Classification:: Furniture
Credit Line:: Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange; and Bequest of Flora E. Whiting, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, and Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1996
Accession Number:: 1996.366

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 726

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: [inscribed behind front seat rail in cursive writing in chalk]: Mrs. Bosley [labeled on top of back rail]: C.F. MEISLAHN & Co. / 19 Clay St. BALTIMORE MD. / FINE FURNITURE, MANTELS, ARTISTIC DECORATIONS [inscribed on label in ink in cursive writing]: 7686, JPNW 1 chair
See also
Who
Charles-Honoré Lannuier (13)
What
Metal (59,485)

Copper alloy (16,688)

Wood (9,155)

Gilt (9,080)

Furniture (5,719)

Brass (3,517)

Seating furniture (1,796)

Chairs (1,491)

Mahogany (977)

Side chairs (539)

Maple (516)

Gesso (342)

Veneer (242)
Where
North and Central America (83,036)

United States (79,755)

New York (2,794)

New York City (1,839)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,456)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,793)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.
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