Armchair

Published/Created:
Massachusetts, United States
ca. 1800–1810
Physical Description:
36 x 20 3/4 in.
Materials:
mahogany
Notes:
Sack catalogue description: Sheraton mahogany armchair, the drapery and plume splat design is usually associated with New York examples, the splat of this rare Massachusetts example has fluted and notched façades; serpentine arms, tapered molded legs, stretchers; attractive light nut brown patina.
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Bibliography: Book: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, 10 vols. (Washington, D.C.: Highland House Publishers, 1957–1990), vol. 4, p. 1076, pl. P850.
Variant Titles:
Sheraton mahogany armchair
Topics:
Decoration and ornament -- Sheraton style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:
Federal
Sheraton
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
0850
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, June 1974
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:
Folder 9869 box 3 tiff
Yale Collection:
Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:
Israel Sack Furniture Archive
OID:
10983977
PID:
digcoll:846674