Easy chair
1765–90
Object PlaceBoston area, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueWalnut, pine, maple
DimensionsOverall: 115.6 x 89.5 x 61.6 cm (45 1/2 x 35 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Dr. Samuel A. Green
Accession number19.1364
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On viewClassificationsFurniture
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The frame of this stripped chair reveals the significant role of the upholsterer in shaping the chair's final design.
ProvenanceWhile no history exists for this chair, it was presented together with three side chairs, which are similar structurally in all points and appear to have been made as a set. Part of the bequest of Dr. Samuel A. Green in 1919.
1730–60
about 1700–20
19th century
about 1750–60
about 1750–60
1730–50
about 1830–60
1680–1710
about 1725–50
1790–1800