Child's Armchair
Miniature chairs were quite unusual in the late nineteenth century and this chair and its mate, 1980.326.2, are rare examples of the type. According to family tradition the chairs were commissioned from Pottier and Stymus by Isaac Michael Dyckman of New York (d. 1899) for his daughters Mary Alice (b. 1869) and Fannie Frederica (1871–1951; later Mrs. Alexander McMillan Welch). The chairs were used in the Dyckman home, which was located on the Hudson River at the northern tip of Manhattan. Both chairs remained in the possession of Mary Alice Dyckman (later Mrs. Bashford Dean) and were used in her home, Wave Hill, in Riverdale, New York, until the early twentieth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Child's Armchair
- Maker: Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
- Date: 1870–75
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Ebonized walnut, gilt
- Dimensions: 27 x 18 x 15 1/4 in. (68.6 x 45.7 x 38.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Dean K. Boorman, in memory of Mrs. Bashford Dean, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.326.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
ca. 1875
Possibly Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
1870–75
Attributed to Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
1870–75
Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
ca. 1875–76
Attributed to Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company (active ca. 1858–1918/19)
ca. 1870–75
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