Side chair
about 1790
Object PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/TechniquePainted birch, pine
Dimensions85.41 cm (33 5/8 in.)
Credit LineArthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number33.661
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Based on a design in George Hepplewhite's "The Cabinetmakers and Upholsterer's Guide" (1788), these oval-back chairs were in the latest style. Hepplewhite described the design as "a new and very elegant fashion [that] has arisen within these few years, of finishing [the chairs] with painted or japanned work, which give a rich and splendid appearance to the minutest parts of Ornaments."
ProvenanceAcquired by the MFA, December 1933, purchased as part of a group of three pieces for $1,200.
19th century
1850-1900
1780–1800
1850-1900
