Armchair

Frank Lloyd Wright

ca. 1902–3 · White oak, wool · The American Wing

This set of four armchairs (1972.60.4-.7) in dark-stained oak was designed for the Littles’ first home in Peoria, Illinois, and moved with the family, eventually ending up in the living room of their new summer home. Unlike Wright's later (1912–14) furnishings in the room, these chairs include decorative applied banding, and, on each leg, stylized capitals and bases. The chairs’ cushions are covered with their original wool fabric.

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright

Date

ca. 1902–3

Medium

White oak, wool

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Purchase, Emily Crane Chadbourne Bequest, 1972