Armchairs, pair

Published/Created:: Rhode Island, United States
ca. 1780–1800
Physical Description:: 38 1/4 x 20 3/4 in.
Materials:: mahogany
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Pair of Hepplewhite mahogany shield-back armchairs, each splat with elliptical reeded urn with carved drapery in oval frame, serpentine-shaped arms with rolled terminals; tapered molded legs. A number of side chairs of this pattern have survived, but armchairs are a distinct rarity; a set of four sidechairs of this pattern are also available.
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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. 1889, pl. P5117.
Variant Titles:: Pair of Hepplewhite mahogany shield-back armchairs
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Hepplewhite style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Federal
Hepplewhite
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 5117
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, October 1981
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder cab1dr1 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10971022
OID:: 11872654
PID:: digcoll:847634