COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1970.39
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AIC_.1970.39
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Pottier & Stymus
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Pottier & Stymus
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
American; founded 1859 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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American; founded 1859 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Pottier and Stymus
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Pottier and Stymus
Creator Name-CRT
false
Creator Name:
Pierre E. Guerin (Firm)
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Pierre E. Guerin (Firm)
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
American; founded 1857 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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American; founded 1857 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Pierre E. Guerin
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Pierre E. Guerin
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Armchair
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Armchair
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
View:
3/4 view
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3/4 view
View
false
Creation Date:
1870/75
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1870/75
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1870
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1870
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1875
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1875
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, ormolu mounts, original woven tapestry fabric.
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Rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, ormolu mounts, original woven tapestry fabric.
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Seating
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Seating
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Furniture
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Furniture
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
American Art
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American Art
Classification Term
false
Subject Description:
Rosewood; upholstered armchair with veneer, gold leaf, and carving used in 19th c. adaptation of ancient Egyptian motifs. Brass bird's claw and ball feet. Brass Pharaoh's heads on both ends of arms. Tapestry weave upholstery on seat, arms, and back; black cut velvet around sides and front with red cut velvet braiding. Design of upholstery on back: temple structure with steps leading up to statue of seated Pharaoh or deity; flanking obelisks with globe-like spheres floating about half-way up. Other 19th c. adaptations of Egyptian motifs on back, seat, and arms. Stylized, almost abstract, bird and flower motifs on seat
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Rosewood; upholstered armchair with veneer, gold leaf, and carving used in 19th c. adaptation of ancient Egyptian motifs. Brass bird's claw and ball feet. Brass Pharaoh's heads on both ends of arms. Tapestry weave upholstery on seat, arms, and back; black cut velvet around sides and front with red cut velvet braiding. Design of upholstery on back: temple structure with steps leading up to statue of seated Pharaoh or deity; flanking obelisks with globe-like spheres floating about half-way up. Other 19th c. adaptations of Egyptian motifs on back, seat, and arms. Stylized, almost abstract, bird and flower motifs on seat
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States,New York
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North and Central America,North America,United States,New York
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
98 x 64 x 58 cm (38 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
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98 x 64 x 58 cm (38 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 22 3/4 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1970.39
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1970.39
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Waller Worthy Fund
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Waller Worthy Fund
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Painted in black paint on crest rail, underneath upholstery: "3924. Ingersoll"
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Painted in black paint on crest rail, underneath upholstery: "3924. Ingersoll"
Inscriptions
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E33852.TIF
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AIC_.E33852.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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