Upholstered armchair
Thomas Seymour
(American (born in England), 1771–1848)
John Seymour
(American (born in England), 1738–1818)
James Cogswell
(American, 1780–1862)
Thomas Wightman
(American, 1759 – 1827)
1804–10
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueMahogany, maple, modern upholstery
DimensionsOther (seat frame): 56.2 x 49.5 cm (22 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Overall: 96.5 x 56.2 x 49.5 cm (38 x 22 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Overall: 96.5 x 56.2 x 49.5 cm (38 x 22 1/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession number23.32
On View
On viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
These armchairs are unique American examples of a form illustrated in "A View of the Prince of Wales's Chinese Drawing Room," first published in the 1793 edition of Thomas Sheraton's "The Cabinetmaker's and Upholsterer's Drawing Book." Two armchairs were listed in the parlor in the 1814 estate inventory.
ProvenanceOriginally owned by Elizabeth West Derby. Descended in Derby, West, and Lander families; to Louisa (West) Lander; acquired by Miss Martha (Codman) Karolik (a cousin); on loan to the Museum in 1921; acquired in 1923, and incorporated into the Museum as part of the "The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts" (Accession Date January 4, 1923)
about 1795–1810
One of Pair/One of Pair