Armchair
1695–1710
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMaple, oak, original leather upholstery
Dimensions120.65 x 60.32 x 45.08 cm (47 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.)
Credit LineArthur Tracy Cabot Fund
Accession number1971.624
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceDescended in the Ludlow family, Claverack, NY (1); XXX sold by a picker from Columbia County, NY to Peter Tillou, Litchfield, CT (2); XXX, sold at Garth Auctions, Delaware, Ohio to Lester Berry, Philadelphia, PA (3); 1971, purchased from Isreal Sack, Inc., New York by the MFA (Accession date: December 8, 1971).
1. A series of photographs by Robert Fulton Ludlow (1846-1930) depict members of his family seated in this chair. The glass negatives are now in the collection of the Columnia County Historical Society, NY.
2. Per notes from a telephone conversation with Mr. Tillou in the AOA object file.
3. Sale information provided by Tom Porter of Garth's Auction per correspondance dated 1984 in the AOA object file.
1. A series of photographs by Robert Fulton Ludlow (1846-1930) depict members of his family seated in this chair. The glass negatives are now in the collection of the Columnia County Historical Society, NY.
2. Per notes from a telephone conversation with Mr. Tillou in the AOA object file.
3. Sale information provided by Tom Porter of Garth's Auction per correspondance dated 1984 in the AOA object file.
about 1650–1700
1665–80
about 1725
about 1725
1710–1730
about 1675
about 1660–95
