William Kent
Hall Chair

ArtistEnglish, 1685–1748
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Hall Chair
Date1730–1740
MediumMahogany
Dimensions35 1/16 × 24 7/16 × 22 13/16 in. (89 × 62 × 58 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Accessions Endowment
Object number2022.180
Current Location
Rienzi
Entrance Hall
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceSupplied to Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (d. 1753), under the direction of William Kent (d. 1748) for his villa at Chiswick, circa 1730; by descent to William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (d. 1811) and by descent at Chiswick until removed to Chatsworth, Derbyshire, circa 1930; Italian collection until 2021; [Continental auction, 2021]; [Apter-Fredericks Ltd., London, 2021]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone
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Catalogue raisonnéS. Weber, William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013, pp. 484-57

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