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Pair of side chairs

English
about 1720-35
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Burl walnut veneer
Dimensions 109 x 57.5 x 70.5 cm (42 15/16 x 22 5/8 x 27 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the Colburn Foundation in honor of Malcolm Rogers
Accession Number2015.2249.1-2
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsFurnitureSeating and beds

DescriptionPair of side chairs with female mask on the front of the seat rails
Provenance1960, sold by Mallett and Co., London, to Mr. and Mrs. Irving W. Colburn, Lake Forest, IL and Manchester, MA; transferred to the Colburn Foundation, Manchester [see note]; 2015, gift of the Colburn Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 20, 2015)

NOTE: First lent to the MFA by the Colburn Foundation in 1982 (loan nos. 266.1982 and 267.1982).