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This rococo armchair belongs to a small group of unusually large-scale chairs, which may have been made outside Philadelphia in neighboring Maryland or Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Title: Armchair
Date: 1760–90
Geography: Possibly made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Walnut, white cedar, yellow pine
Dimensions: 39 1/4 x 24 3/4 x 23 in. (99.7 x 62.9 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1918
Object Number: 18.110.54
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