Detail View: The AMICA Library: Side chair
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.62.16
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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McIntire, Samuel
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1757-1811
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Attributed to Samuel McIntire
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Title:
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Side chair
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1794-1799
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Creation Start Date:
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1794
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Creation End Date:
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1799
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Materials and Techniques:
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Mahogany, ebony, ash, birch, white pine
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Classification Term:
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Furniture
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Dimensions:
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37 7/8 x 27 7/8 x 18 in. (96.2 x 70.8 x 45.7 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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62.16
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Credit Line:
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Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1962
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Rights:
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Context:
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This vase-back chair originally was made for the wealthy Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby. The chair is part of a larger set, two pieces of which are at Bayou Bend (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), and one in the Karolik Collection (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). The design of these chairs is an enriched version of plate 2 from George Hepplewhite's 'Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide' (London, 1788). The carved grape clusters in the lunette at the base of the splat and suspended from bowknots at the top of each leg are a motif traditionally associated with the work of Samuel McIntire, a Salem carver and architect. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ad62.16..R.tif
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