Side chair
Unknown Artist
ca. 1820–30
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