Side Chair (part of a set)

Art Historical Context

This elegant side chair, crafted around 1885 by Louis Comfort Tiffany, offers a glimpse into the artist’s early experiments with furniture design. Though best known today for his luminous stained-glass lamps and windows, Tiffany also created complete interior ensembles that blended fine craftsmanship with artistic expression. Made of painted maple, the chair’s slender form and decorative surface treatment reflect the Aesthetic Movement’s emphasis on beauty in everyday objects. As part of a larger set, this piece would have contributed to a coordinated room scheme, where color and pattern play...