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"Arm Chair"

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1880-1914, undated

GUSN

GUSN-307406

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Description

Design drawing titled "Arm Chair" rendered in ink on trace. Perspective view is shown. Queen Anne-style arm chair has yoke crest; solid slender vasiform splat; stepped shoe; straight stiles; flattened curved arms with scrolled handholds; upholstered slip seat; seat rails with shaped lower edge; raked square rear legs; cabriole front legs with sharply creased knees and pad feet. Title and. "2439 / See 2433" are handwritten on drawing. Companion side chair is CC010.001.006.0013.004.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
armchairs
dining chairs
Queen Anne Style
design drawings
sketches

Physical Description

1 design drawing in ink (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.001.006.013.003

Record Details

Originator

A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

design drawings
sketches

Description Level

Item

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"Side Chair"

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