Chair
Henry W. Batley
(English, 1846–1932)
Collinson & Lock
(English (London), active 1870–1897)
about 1875–85
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueRosewood; silk upholstery
Dimensions87.63 x 39.37 x 39.37 cm (34 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1988.328
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
Collinson & Lock exhibited a chair of this design at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. This international exhibition provided a showcase for British design and played an important role in bringing the fashionable designs of the Aesthetic Movement to America. The slender forms of this chair and the use of exotic wood are characteristic elements of the Aesthetic style.
Provenance1988, sold by Kurland-Zabar, Inc., New York to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 15, 1988)
about 1750-1800
about 1840–50
