Side chair

Unknown Artist

ca. 1820–30

Side chair by Unknown Artist

Medium

Solid beech wood (front and side rails), solid pine wood (back splat, supporting middle seat rail and corner blocks), solid walnut (legs), walnut veneer. Upholstery materials: drop-in seat frame of plywood, webbing, modern black enameled springs, cotton wadding, jute spring cover cloth, filling, a cover cloth and the show-cover, blued tacks. (The seat is a recent fabrication.)

Dimensions

Overall: 36 5/8 x 19 x 19 1/2 in. (93 x 48.3 x 49.5 cm) Other: H. of seat 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

Austrian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Margareta Wolf, 2003

Accession Number

2003.448.3

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