Léon Marcotte
Side Chair

Side Chair

Public Domain

DesignerAmerican, born France, 1824–1887
MakerAmerican, 1860–1918
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Side Chair
Date1869
PlaceUnited States
MediumEbonized American black cherry and bronze mounts; original upholstery
Dimensions36 1/2 × 22 3/4 × 21 in.

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Guest Quarters Hotels, Houston
Object number84.91
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceOrdered by Eliphalet Wood (1819-1900) and Mary Janette Grant Wood (1819-1893) for the parlor in their residence, Irving Cliff, Irvington, New York, 1869; by descent to their daughter Caroline Whitely Wood Rutter (1848-1927); by descent in the family until the property was sold for development in 1983; [aquired at auction of contents of Irving Cliff, William Doyle Galleries, New York, July 1983, by Peter Hill, Inc., East Lempster, New Hampshire]; purchased by MFAH, 1984.

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