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Chair
English
about 1755–65
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Mahogany, beech; slip seats upholstered with modern silk damask
Dimensions
93.3 x 60.1 x 58.8 cm (36 3/4 x 23 11/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2522
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThe chair has a waved top rail with leaf tip ears, a pierced interlaced vase-shaped splat carved with foliage, and molded uprights. The front cabriole legs are carved with acanthus leaves at the knees and terminate in ball and claw feet. The undecorated seat rails support a drop-in trapezoidal seat, and an applied gadrooned band is located below the front rail.
Inscriptions'IIII' inscribed on inside of back rail
ProvenanceSold by Basil Dighton Inc. (dealer), New York, to Henry Bellamann (b. 1882 - d. 1945), New York; October 20, 1945, Henry Bellamann estate sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 122, to Jas. A. Lewis and Son, New York, for Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)