The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Slipper Chair

Date:: ca. 1855
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Rosewood, ash
Dimensions:: 44 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (112.4 x 44.5 x 41.9 cm)
Classification:: Furniture
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Ross Burch and Miss Jean McLean Morron, 1951
Accession Number:: 51.79.9

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 736

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Ross Burch, New York and Miss Jean McLean Morron, Peoria, Illinois, until 1951
See also
Who
John H. Belter (9)
What
Costume (41,678)

Wood (7,651)

Furniture (5,725)

Footwear (2,767)

Shoes (2,354)

Seating furniture (1,792)

Chairs (1,486)

Slippers (330)

Rosewood (262)

Slipper chairs (5)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)

New York (2,785)

New York City (1,835)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
American Revival Styles, 1840–1876

The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.
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