Allen & Brother
Armchair

ManufacturerAmerican, active 1835–1896
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Armchair
Date1865–1870
PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumWalnut, burl walnut veneer, paint, metal and wool upholstery
Dimensions41 1/2 × 25 1/8 × 27 in. (105.4 × 63.8 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors
Object number83.59
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
109 Long & Sarofim Gallery
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Peter Hill, Inc., East Lempster, New Hampshire]; purchased by MFAH, 1983.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Patrons Choice: The Silver Anniversary of The Museum Collectors, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 18, 2004 - January 30, 2005. Millennium Gallery and Public Corridor.

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Desk
c. 1700–1730
Black walnut, undetermined burl veneer, and eastern white pine; eastern white pine, black walnut, yellow-poplar, cherry, Cuban oyster wood (Gymnanthes lucida), and chestnut
B.69.42
Sofa
Johann Michael Jahn
c. 1855
Black walnut; black walnut veneer, pine, and modern upholstery
B.2010.8
scan from file photograph
c. 1700–1710
Burl walnut veneer and mirrored glass
B.62.2
Longcase Clock
Daniel Quare
c. 1710
Walnut , walnut burl, oak, pine, brass, and other metals
2007.112
c. 1920–1933
Tropical hardwood veneer, other woods, and paint; leather upholstery not original
2016.334.1-.10
Egg
David Ellsworth
1988
Claro walnut burl
2010.1824
Looking Glass (one of a pair)
c. 1790–1810
Walnut veneer; gilt, composition, iron, paint, tinned iron, mercury/tin amalgam mirrored glass
B.76.165.2
Looking Glass (one of a pair)
c. 1790–1810
Walnut veneer; gilt, composition, iron, paint, tinned iron, mercury/tin amalgam mirrored glass
B.76.165.1
Armchair
John Henry Belter
1855
Rosewood and rosewood veneer; ash and black walnut
B.81.9.3
Armchair
John Henry Belter
1855
Rosewood and rosewood veneer; ash and black walnut
B.81.9.4
Dressing or Toilet Table
c. 1700–1725
Black walnut, walnut veneer, and aspen; eastern white pine
B.69.45
High Chest
c. 1700–1725
Black walnut, burled walnut veneer, soft maple, and aspen; eastern white pine, hemlock, and birch
B.69.43