Leather armchair

Unknown

1725–45 · Maple, birch · The American Wing

Armchairs with serpentine backs, boldly carved hand terminals, and turned front posts were made in both Boston and Philadelphia during the second quarter of the eighteenth century. This armchair has a history of ownership in New York, where leather chairs of this crooked-back design were not produced. It was probably imported from Boston, which, unlike Philadelphia, had a large export trade in leather chairs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1725–45

Medium

Maple, birch

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Moore, 1923