Side Chair (one of a pair)
Designer
Benjamin Henry Latrobe(American, born England, 1764–1820)American, born England, 1764–1820
Maker
John Aitken(American, born Scotland, c. 1760/65–1839)American, born Scotland, c. 1760/65–1839
ArtistPainted and gilded by
George Bridport(American, born England, 1783–1819)American, born England, 1783–1819
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Side Chair (one of a pair)
Date1808
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumYellow poplar, oak, maple, eastern white pine, gold leaf, gesso, and cane
Dimensions34 1/2 × 20 × 20 1/2 in. (87.6 × 50.8 × 52.1cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment
Object numberB.90.9.2
Not on view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Exhibition History"Neoclassicism: A Taste for the Antique, 1720–1790," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, March 20–May 30, 2011.
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe
1808
Yellow poplar, oak, maple, eastern white pine, gold leaf, gesso, and cane
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