Armchair

Creator:: Randolph, Benjamin, 1721-1791 (attributed)
Published/Created:: Philadelphia, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, United States
ca. 1760–1775
Physical Description:: Height, chair: 37 in.; Width, across arms: 29 1/2 in.
Materials:: walnut
Notes:: Sack catalogue description: Chippendale walnut slipper armchair, carved back, legs and scrolled skirt, the arms have a masterful powerful sweep and rhythm equaled by few other Philadelphia specimens; original finish. The design and detail of the carved back, legs and scrolled skirt is usually attributed to Benjamin Randolph; a comparison of the arms with a signed Randolph armchair supports this attribution.
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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. 624, pl. 1411.
Variant Titles:: Chippendale walnut slipper armchair
Topics:: Decoration and ornament -- Chippendale style
Furniture -- United States
Period/Style:: Chippendale
Culture:: American
Accession Number:: 3170B
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, November 1970
This information is taken from the Israel Sack Furniture Archive and may not reflect current scholarship.
Folder:: Folder 10319 cab2dr2 tiff_complete
Yale Collection:: Yale University Art Gallery
Digital Collection:: Israel Sack Furniture Archive
oid pointer:: 10969506
OID:: 11872128
PID:: digcoll:847687