Armchair

Published/Created:
New England, United States
ca. 1660–1680
Physical Description:
Height: 49 in.
Materials:
Maple; rush
Notes:
Sack catalogue description: Pilgrim maple slat-back armchair, mushroom arms, original interwoven rush seat and fine old patina. One of three examples known; now in Bayou Bend Museum, Houston, Texas.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 1, p. 17, pl. 57.
Variant Titles:
Pilgrim maple slat-back armchair
Topics:
Decoration and ornament -- Mannerist style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:
Mannerist
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
0184
Genre:
armchairs (AAT)
slat-back chairs (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, March 1958
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:
Folder 10718 cab4dr3 tif
Yale Collection:
Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:
Israel Sack Furniture Archive
Original Repository:
Possibly Houston, TX: Museum of Fine Arts, Bayou Bend Collection
OID:
10988991
PID:
digcoll:1025107