Armchair
Medium
Gilded mountain ash; brass mounts and casters; modern upholstery
Dimensions
Overall: 35 1/2 × 24 1/4 × 23 1/4 in. (90.2 × 61.6 × 59.1 cm)
Classification
Woodwork-Furniture
Culture
German, Berlin
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gifts of Mr. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr., Irwin Untermyer, and John D. Rockefeller Jr., by exchange, and Bequest of John L. Cadwalader, by exchange, 1996
Accession Number
1996.30
Art Historical Context
This elegant armchair, crafted around 1828 in Berlin, represents a pinnacle of German neoclassical design under the direction of architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, in collaboration with cabinetmakers Johann Christian Sewining Karl Wanschaff. Schinkel, a leading figure in Prussian architecture and interiors, often oversaw furniture production for royal palaces and elite residences, blending classical proportions with functional luxury. Dating to the Biedermeier era—a period of refined domesticity in early 19th-century Germany piece exemplifies Berlin's furniture workshops, where innovation met ...
About the Artist
Karl Friedrich Schinkel|Johann Christian Sewining|Karl Wanschaff
German architect.