Armchair

Published/Created:: New York, United States
ca. 1800–1810
Physical Description:: 37 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 22 in.
Materials:: mahogany
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Rare Sheraton mahogany armchair with upholstered back and bowed seat, the crest panel with repeat drapery and tassel carving, molded arms with upholstered arm rests and daisy-carved terminals; reeded and fluted arm supports on fluted and daisy-carved plinths, tapered reeded legs ending in round spade feet. The chair is companion to or one of a set with a pair of armchairs in the Green Room of the White House; the White House chairs are classified Philadelphia but are New York, possibly Lannuier in our opinion. Descended in the Broughton family of Brooklyn Heights.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 7, p. 1744, pl. P4951.
Variant Titles:: Rare Sheraton mahogany armchair
Topics:: Decoration and ornament--Sheraton style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Sheraton
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 4951
Genre:: armchairs (AAT)
Format:: Image
Physical Object
Content Type:: Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Access Restrictions:: Public
Source Title:: Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:: New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:: Sack, May 1980
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Kane 10976nc, ClearBin1 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10993771
OID:: 12152719
PID:: digcoll:1024707