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Pair of Side Chairs

A work made of mahogany, tulipwood, white pine, and upholstery.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of mahogany, tulipwood, white pine, and upholstery.

Date:

1770–90

Artist:

Artist unknown (American, 18th century)
New York City, New York

About this artwork

The upholstery on this chair replicates a documented 18th-century English fabric, which was specially handwoven for the Art Institute on 19th-century English looms.

Status

On View, Gallery 167

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Artist unknown

Title

Pair of Side Chairs

Place

New York City (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. 1770–1790

Medium

Mahogany, tulipwood, white pine, and upholstery

Dimensions

Each: 93.3 × 57.8 × 45.7 cm (36 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

Reference Number

1929.166-167

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