Side Chair
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1760
MediumMahogany with upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 38 × 25 1/2 × 26 inches (96.52 × 64.77 × 66.04 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-173
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DescriptionSeat rail shaped and finely carved with floral scrolls. Cabriole legs terminating in scroll feet, also carved in relief with floral motives. Seats and backs covered in contemporary green ground brocade secured with brass-headed nails.ProvenanceDr. Franz H. Hirschland (1880-1973), New York, by September 21, 1931;
Purchased from Hirschland by French & Co., New York, stock no. 17311, September 21, 1931-June 20, 1933 [1];
Purchased from French & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, French & Co. Stock Sheets, box 17, folder 2.
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