Lockwood de Forest
Chair

DesignerAmerican, 1850–1932
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chair
Datec. 1885
Made inAhmedabad, India
Issued inNew York City, New York, United States
MediumTeak with upholstery
Dimensions34 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 17 1/4 in. (87.6 × 43.8 × 43.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust Fund
Object number2015.243
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
109 Long & Sarofim Gallery
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ProvenanceCollection of Marion du Pont Scott (1894-1983); American Private Collection; [Debra Force Fine Art, new York, 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History"Lockwood de Forest," Merchant Ivory Foundation, the Mill, Claverack, New York, August–September 2000.

"An Exotic Journey: The Furniture and Paintings of Lockwood de Forest," Debra Force Fine Art, New York, January 27–March 13, 2015.
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