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 BendObject Type
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]
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
Pencil on underside of back seat rail: E C Balle from Mother Child
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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c. 1785–1815
Ash; painted and gilded, composition decoration; original linen and horsehair foundation; gilded brass tacks; and modern silk cover
B.91.51
c.1730–1800, decoration added c. 1800–1843
Black walnut; soft maple and eastern white pine
B.69.247.2
c. 1730–1800, decoration added c. 1800–1843
Black walnut; soft maple and eastern white pine
B.69.247.1
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.2
Richard Wright
c. 1750 or later
Mahogany and upholstery (not original)
94.893.1