Side chair

ca. 1820–30
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side chair
  • Date: ca. 1820–30
  • Culture: Austrian
  • Medium: Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (supporting middle seat rail), solid walnut (legs), walnut and burr walnut veneer. Upholstery materials: drop-in seat frame of plywood, webbing, modern black enameled springs, cotton wadding, jute spring cover cloth, filling, a cover cloth and the show-cover, blued metal tacks. (The seat is a recent fabrication.)
  • Dimensions: Overall: 37 1/8 x 19 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (94.3 x 50.5 x 50.2 cm)
    Other: H. of seat 18 in. (45.7 cm)
  • Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Margareta Wolf, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.448.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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