Side Chair
The design for this side chair is a rather unusual combination of mid-century furniture styles. The cresting and arches below the seat rail are typical Gothic details and the spiral twist front legs and rear stiles are associated with the concurrent revival of Elizabethan forms.
Artwork Details
- Title:Side Chair
- Date:1840–50
- Geography:Made in United States
- Culture:American
- Medium:Rosewood
- Dimensions:42 1/2 x 18 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (108 x 47.6 x 52.7 cm)
- Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Bryan, 1965
- Object Number:65.189
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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ca. 1848
ca. 1850–55
Attributed to Workshop of Duncan Phyfe (American (born Scotland), near Lock Fannich, Ross-Shire, Scotland 1768/1770–1854 New York)
ca. 1837
1810–30
1840–50
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