Side Chair

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Side Chair
Datec. 1750–1795
Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumMahogany; eastern white pine
Dimensions37 7/8 × 20 3/4 × 20 3/8 in. (96.2 × 52.7 × 51.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by The Brown Foundation, Inc.
Object numberB.2000.16
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Drawing Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThomas Chippendale’s published designs for furniture drew on a variety of inspirations , including Gothic. This chair’s delicately pierced and carved splat features an interpretation of Gothic tracery, while its straight legs would have been a less expensive alternative to cabriole legs with carved claw-and-ball feet.
ProvenanceMrs. Child; given to her daughter (?) E. C. Balle; [Skinner Auction House, American Furniture and Decorative Arts, February 27, 2000, sale 1980, lot 271; [Leigh Keno American Antiques, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on underside of frame of slip seat: E IO HONNET; VI
Stamped on inside of back seat rail: E IOHONNET [possibly Elizabeth or Esther Johonnot]
Paper label on inside of front seat rail: From Mrs. Child. / Chippendale Chair / 1790 Boston
Pencil on underside of back seat rail: E C Balle from Mother Child

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