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Bench

Charles Rohlfs (American, 1853–1936)
about 1898–99
Object PlaceBuffalo, New York, United States
Medium/TechniqueChesnut, copper and iron hardware
DimensionsOther: 115.6 x 95.9 x 62.2 cm (45 1/2 x 37 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by a friend of the Department of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture and the Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number1983.14
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1898 or 1899, commissioned by a Buffalo, New York family from the artist; 1982, consigned by them to Christie's, New York; 1982, purchased by the MFA at Christie's, December 11, 1982, sale 5242, lot 90 (Acquisition date: January 27, 1983).
Three Women (Drei Frauen)
Christian Rohlfs
about 1912
Three Women (Drei Frauen)
Christian Rohlfs
about 1912
Stickley Brothers Company
about 1904
Card table
about 1715
Group Shot: 1982.509-510
Peter Danko
1982
Group Shot: 1982.509-510
Peter Danko
1982
Detail: Byrdcliffe emblem
Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony
1902–05
Desk and bookcase
mid 18th century