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Pair of armchairs

ca. 1800
Not on view
The center of the shield-shaped back is derived from Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-book (1793).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of armchairs
  • Date: ca. 1800
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: West Indian satinwood, seat rails of beech, modern silk
  • Dimensions: Overall (each): 37 3/4 × 25 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (95.9 × 64.8 × 55.2 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.101.996, .997
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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