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Armchair

ca. 1810
Not on view
This unusually wide scroll-back armchair is in the style of Duncan Phyfe (1768–1854) but bears a fragment of the bilingual printed label of the French-émigré cabinetmaker Charles- Honoré Lannuier. It is the only scroll-back chair among the many known New York examples that is documented to a specific shop by a label or signature.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Armchair
  • Artist: Charles-Honoré Lannuier (France 1779–1819 New York)
  • Date: ca. 1810
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Mahogany
  • Dimensions: 32 7/8 x 22 1/8 x 19 in. (83.5 x 56.2 x 48.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.44.2
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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