Armchair

Published/Created:

Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1670–1700

Physical Description:

44 3/4 x 26 in.

Materials:

Maple; ash; paint

Notes:

Sack catalogue description: Pilgrim maple and ash slat-back mushroom armchair, turned arms, fine patina and old or original black paint; the broad rush seat is apparently the original, the legs have been pieced from above the lower turned stretcher but the stretcher is original.
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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. 1766, pl. P5036.

Variant Titles:

Pilgrim maple and ash slat-back armchair

Topics:

Decoration and ornament -- Mannerist style
Furniture -- United States

Period/Style:

Mannerist

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

5036

Genre:

slat-back 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, November 1980
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

OID:

10989326

PID:

digcoll:1025186