Side Chair
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 · 1803–1892
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...