Easy chair

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MMA_.50.228.3

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MMA_.50.228.3

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Gardner, Caleb

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Gardner, Caleb

Creator Name

false

Creator Role:

Maker

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Maker

Creator Role

false

Creator Dates/Places:

d. 1761

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d. 1761

Creator Dates/Places

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Made by Caleb Gardner

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Made by Caleb Gardner

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Easy chair

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Easy chair

Title

false

Title Type:

Object name

ott

Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Front View

rid

Front View

View

false

Creation Date:

1758

oct

1758

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1758

ocs

1758

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1758

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1758

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Walnut, maple

omd

Walnut, maple

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Furniture

clt

Furniture

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

46 3/8 x 32 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. (117.8 x 82.2 x 65.7 cm)

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46 3/8 x 32 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. (117.8 x 82.2 x 65.7 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

50.228.3

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50.228.3

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1950

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Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1950

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

orl

<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Eighteenth-century easy chairs-heavily padded, with thick down-filled cushions, and with wings to rest one's head against and keep drafts away-were often reserved for the elderly or the infirm. This New England example is remarkable for its elaborate upholstery and intact condition. The front is covered with Irish stitch needlework and the back with a needlework landscape scene. The seams are covered with silk tape. The frame is inscribed by 'Gardner Junr,' presumably the upholsterer, and dated 'Newport, May 1758.'

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<P>Eighteenth-century easy chairs-heavily padded, with thick down-filled cushions, and with wings to rest one's head against and keep drafts away-were often reserved for the elderly or the infirm. This New England example is remarkable for its elaborate upholstery and intact condition. The front is covered with Irish stitch needlework and the back with a needlework landscape scene. The seams are covered with silk tape. The frame is inscribed by 'Gardner Junr,' presumably the upholsterer, and dated 'Newport, May 1758.'</P>

Context

false

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