Armchair

Published/Created:
North Shore, Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1740–50
Physical Description:
44 1/2 x 24 in.
Materials:
maple
Notes:
Sack catalogue description: Queen Anne maple armchair, molded stiles and crest with horned yoke center, violin splat, finely shaped serpentine arms with rolled terminals, straight front seat with scrolled apron and original slip seat frame, square cabriole legs with incised line borders and ending in squared feet, turned stretchers. The chair retains a fine mellow honey brown patina and an excellent serpentine profile.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 3, p. 800, pl. P3455.
Variant Titles:
Queen Anne maple armchair
Topics:
Decoration and ornament--Queen Anne style
Furniture--United States
Period/Style:
Queen Anne
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
3455
Genre:
armchairs (AAT)
Format:
Image
Physical Object
Content Type:
Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Prints & Photographs
Rights:
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Access Restrictions:
Public
Source Title:
Israel Sack, Inc., Archive
Source Created:
New York, New York, United States
1957–1990
Source Note:
Sack, May 1972
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:
10976 nc, cab4dw4 misc end tiff_complete
Yale Collection:
Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:
Israel Sack Furniture Archive
OID:
10992291
PID:
digcoll:1024799