Side chair from the drawing room of the Worsham-Rockefeller House
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Unidentified for many years, the Rockefeller provenance of this side chair prompted a new look. Recorded in a period photograph of Arabella Worsham’s drawing room, this chair—made of ebonized oak—features finely carved oak leaves and beaded ribbons on the curved crest rail, along with square hairy paw feet. These details are found across Schastey’s furniture output. The red velvet upholstery is a later replacement by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller.
Artwork Details
- Title: Side chair from the drawing room of the Worsham-Rockefeller House
- Maker: George A. Schastey & Co. (American, New York, 1873–1897)
- Maker: George A. Schastey (American (born Germany), Merseburg 1839–1894 at sea)
- Date: 1881–82
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Ebonized oak, metal casters, and later upholstery
- Dimensions: 37 1/2 × 23 × 23 1/2 in. (95.3 × 58.4 × 59.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller III
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing