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Side chair

1735–60
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 753
Among the most ambitious of all early Queen Anne side chairs, this example has stiles with compound curves that conform to the design of the splat and a deeply undercut shell flanked by flowering vines in the crest rail. The overall design was borrowed directly from a popular English chair pattern. By tradition, the chair was made for the Boston merchant Charles Apthorp (1698–1758).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Side chair
  • Date: 1735–60
  • Geography: Possibly made in Boston, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Walnut, walnut veneer, maple, white pine; upholstery (modern)
  • Dimensions: 38 5/8 x 22 x 21 1/2 in. (98.1 x 55.9 x 54.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ginsburg, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.21
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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