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Side chair
about 1795–1799
Object Place: Probably Salem, massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Beech, maple, oak
Dimensions
Overall: 98.4 x 55.2 x 48.3 cm (38 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 19 in.)
Credit Line
The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Eighteenth-Century American Arts
Accession Number39.108
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
This painted chair and the one exhibited nearby are believed to be part of a set originally owned by Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby, who gave them to his daughter Elizabeth Derby West, for Oak Hill (three rooms from the house are on this level). Painted either brown or white, the chairs were richly embellished with floral bouquets or peacock feathers.
Catalogue Raisonné
Eighteenth-Century American Arts No. 104
DescriptionPainted oval-back frame and upholstered seat
ProvenanceOwned originally by Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) of Salem, Massachusetts; descended in Derby, West, and Lander families; apparently acquired by Martha Codman Karolik from Mr. Charles R. Rogers, New Canaan, Connecticut; part of the M. and M. Karolik Collection.