Side Chair

Unknown

1765–90 · Mahogany, white pine · The American Wing

Side Chair — Unknown

Lavishly endowed with ornate carving, this chair is bigger and heavier than most Philadelphia Chippendale patterns. It was likely made for John Lambert (1746-1823), acting governor of New Jersey and, later, a United States Senator.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1765–90
Medium
Mahogany, white pine
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Credit line
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930

Visually similar works