The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Pair of side chairs

Pair of side chairs

Date:: ca. 1724–36
Culture:: British
Medium:: Walnut and walnut veneer, parcel-gilt, the seat rails of beech; gilded lead mounts on the knees and front rail; verre églomisé panel mounted on the splat; covered in contemporary tent stitch embroidery on canvas needlework not original to the chair
Dimensions:: H. 41 x W. 23 x D. 22 in. (104.1 x 58.4 x 55.9 cm)
Classification:: Woodwork
Credit Line:: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession Number:: 64.101.936, .937

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 513

Description

The set included twelve side chairs, two settees, and two pedestals supplied to Nicholas, fourth Earl of Scarsdale (d. 1736) for Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Numbered on the top of the front seat rail: "X."
Provenance

Nicholas, 4th Earl of Scarsdale ; Annie C. Kane , New York (until 1926) ; Irwin Untermyer , New York (until 1964; to MMA)
See also
Who
Thomas How (2)
What
Metal (59,369)

Glass (16,037)

Needlework (10,342)

Gilt (9,043)

Wood (7,651)

Furniture (5,725)

Embroidery (5,467)

Canvas (4,596)

Panels (2,843)

Woodwork (2,582)

Seating furniture (1,792)

Chairs (1,486)

Lead (1,164)

Walnut (909)

Side chairs (537)

Veneer (242)

Beech (219)

Seats (70)

Verre églomisé (54)

Knees (9)

Side rails (7)

Splats (3)

Seat rails (2)
Where
Europe (148,590)

United Kingdom (25,558)

England (9,102)

Staffordshire (4,248)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,180)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Great Britain and Ireland, 1600–1800 A.D.