Cane side chair

Unknown

1690–1710 · Beech · The American Wing

This English-made side chair was originally part of a set of six that may have belonged to the Reverend Samuel Browne (d. 1749) of Abington, Massachusetts. The chair switched hands and families many times over the next several generations until it was bought by H. Eugene Bolles, whose collection of American furniture was considered the finest of its kind. In 1909, Mrs. Russell Sage purchased the Bolles collection and gifted it to the Museum.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1690–1710

Medium

Beech

Culture

British

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909