Side Chair

Unknown

1760–90 · Walnut, white oak, white pine · The American Wing

These chairs, from an original set of twelve, along with a settee (39.184.2) and a card table (39.184.12), descended en suite in the Verplanck family. Queen Anne features—the heavy walnut frame, balloon-shaped seat, and absence of Rococo carving—suggest that the set was made for Samuel Verplanck shortly after his return from Holland in 1763 with his bride, Judith Crommelin.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1760–90

Medium

Walnut, white oak, white pine

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of James DeLancey Verplanck and John Bayard Rodgers Verplanck, 1939