Side Chair by Alexander Jackson Davis|Burns and Brother

Medium

Black walnut, modern upholstery

Dimensions

39 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 in. (100.6 x 47 x 45.7 cm)

Classification

Side Chair

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Jane B. Davies, in memory of Lyn Davies, 1995

Accession Number

1995.111

About the Artist

Alexander Jackson Davis|Burns and Brother · 18031892

Alexander Jackson Davis (1803–1892) was a pioneering American architect whose imaginative designs helped define the nation's picturesque country house tradition. Born in New York City on July 24, 1803, Davis received an informal education, studying drawing at the American Academy of the Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and the antique casts at the National Academy of Design. He apprent...

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