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Side Chair

A work made of maple and birds-eye maple.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of maple and birds-eye maple.

Date:

c. 1890

Artist:

Attributed to R. J. Horner and Company (American, active 1886–c. 1915)
New York

About this artwork

Imported into the United States as early as the 1860s, East Asian bamboo furniture inspired the manufacture of Western goods such as this faux-bamboo chair and matching desk (2003.10). Such wares reached the height of their popularity after the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, where Japan’s display of bamboo furniture garnered much public attention. As the demand for Asian-inspired decorative arts and interiors intensi ed during the Aesthetic Movement, American companies began using local materials such as this maple to produce faux-bamboo furniture in an attempt to compete with foreign imports. Firms such as R. J. Horner and Company advertised suites such as this one as most appropriate for the dining rooms and bedrooms of country houses.

Status

On View, Gallery 273

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

R. J. Horner and Company (Manufacturer)

Title

Side Chair

Place

New York (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1890

Medium

Maple and birds-eye maple

Dimensions

87.6 × 46.4 × 42.6 cm (34 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Marilyn H. Karsten

Reference Number

2003.11

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