Unknown American
Armchair

Armchair

Public Domain

Armchair
Maker
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Armchair
Datec. 1785–1800
Possible placeConnecticut, United States
Possible placeRhode Island, United States
MediumEastern white pine, soft maple, ash, red oak, and white oak
Dimensions38 1/4 × 23 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (97.2 × 59.7 × 51.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.402
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Glazed Porch
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

While this late sack-back armchair has rather bland turnings, the knuckled, scrolled arm terminals offer an attractive feature.

Technical notes: Eastern white pine (seat), soft maple (legs, stretchers, arm supports), ash (spindles), red oak (crest rail), white oak (arm rail). The chair is stamped “D W Call” seven times on the underside of the seat, probably the name of an early owner.

Related examples: Evans 1996, p. 310, fig. 6–131.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


ProvenanceD. W. Call; [...]; Miss Ima Hogg, by 1943; given to MFAH, 1969.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions]
Stamped on underside of seat: D W Call [stamped seven times; possibly name of an early owner]

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