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Armchair

A work made of rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, ormolu mounts, and woven tapestry upholstery fabric.
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  • A work made of rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, ormolu mounts, and woven tapestry upholstery fabric.

Date:

1870–75

Artist:

Attributed to Pottier and Stymus
American, active 1859–1888
Ormolu mounts by Pierre E. Guerin
American, founded 1857

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 176

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Pottier and Stymus

Title

Armchair

Place

New York City (Object made in)

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c. 1870–1875

Medium

Rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, ormolu mounts, and woven tapestry upholstery fabric

Inscriptions

Painted in black paint on crest rail, underneath upholstery: "3924. Ingersoll"

Dimensions

98 × 64 × 58 cm (38 1/2 × 25 1/4 × 22 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Suzanne Waller Worthy Fund

Reference Number

1970.39

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