COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.51.12.2
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Name-CRT:
American
Title:
Armchair
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1640-1680
Creation Start Date:
1640
Creation End Date:
1680
Materials and Techniques:
Ash
Classification Term:
Furniture
Dimensions:
44 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (113.7 x 59.7 x 40.0 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
51.12.2
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951
Context:
The rarest and grandest of the early turned chairs are those with rows of spindles below the seat as well as above it. Although its boxlike form may look simple at first glance, this chair is a complex composition with subtle variations in the shaping of the rungs and in the spacing of its horizontal and vertical members.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ad51.12.2..R.tif
