Side chair (one of a pair)
Unknown
ca. 1755–60 · Mahogany; tent stitch embroidery on canvas · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The unknown maker of this chair has playfully combined different design ideas by Thomas Chippendale. The back is derived from Chippendale’s so-called "ribband back chairs" while the fretwork legs are based on his plates for "Chinese chairs." These designs were published in Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker’s Director which appeared in three editions between 1754 and 1762.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1755–60
- Medium
- Mahogany; tent stitch embroidery on canvas
- Culture
- British
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
