Armchair
E. G. Punnett
William Birch & Company
(High Wycombe, England, founded in 1840)
about 1901
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueOak, walnut, ebony, rush
Dimensions84.45 x 71.12 x 49.53 cm (33 1/4 x 28 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit LineOtis Norcross Fund
Accession number1987.424
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
The lofty ideals espoused by William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement occasionally filtered through to the commercial production of furniture. They are evident here in the conscious simplicity and vernacular style of the chair's design and in the use of such humble materials as oak and rush. The stylized floral decoration, however, is an example of the significant influence of the current Art Nouveau style.
ProvenanceBy 1987, with Catherine Kurland, New York, NY; 1987, sold by Catherine Kurland to the MFA. (Accession date: September 23, 1987)
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