Skip to main content

Armchair

about 1740–50
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, pine, nineteenth-century upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 103.5 x 84.1 x 52.1 cm (40 3/4 x 33 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.)
Other (Floor to seat): 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
Overall (Knee to Knee): 85.1 cm (33 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequests of Dr. Samuel Green and Dudley Leavitt Pickman, Gift of S. Richard Fuller by exchange and C.H. Tyler Residuary Fund
Accession number60.131
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
InscriptionsBranded twice on the top of the seat frame: "C [symbol of Mercury] B" {C and B both have serifs}; chalk inscription on inside of seat rail: "LM"
ProvenanceOwned by the Wheelock family of New York; by 1930s, collection of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell; 1944, sold at Parke-Bernet, Haskell Sale, May 20, 1944, lot 750 (ill); by 1959 with Isreal Sack, Inc. (New York); 1960, acquired by the MFA from Isreal Sack through exchange and purchase for a total of $12,000 (Acquisition date: February 18, 1960).
Nathaniel Mulliken Sr.
about 1760-1765
Armchair
1710–1730
Anonymous, American, 19th century
mid to late 19th century; about 1890
Kugeltonkraut
Günther Brus
1984
Conservation Status: After reupholstering
Kilian Brothers
about 1870
Armchair
about 1750–60
about 1730–40
Armchair
about 1730–40
Armchair
about 1730–40
about 1730–40
Armchair
about 1730–40