Easy chair

Unknown

1810–15 · Mahogany · The American Wing

Although easy chairs were widely produced in the eighteenth century, few examples from the early nineteenth century survive. The design of this chair is based on one that appeared in George Hepplewhite’s “Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide” (London, 1788). The substitution of turned front legs for the square, tapered legs specified by Hepplewhite implies that the chair was not produced until 1810–15, when rounded legs became more fashionable.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1810–15

Medium

Mahogany

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931