EditorialChairs, Carved walnut, silk damask upholstery (modern), Pair of chairs, each with natural wood frame carved with foliage and rocaille motifs at crest rail, seat rail and knees; square seat on four cabriole legs terminating in feet on pegs; each back an...
EditorialChairs, Carved and painted beechwood, silk, This set of chairs [2 armchairs, 3 side chairs] is characterized by its flat, rectangular backs and seat frames on fluted supports. Each chair is topped by an arched crest rail centered with carved, crossed q...
EditorialFolding chair, Edward W. Vaill, American, active 186192, Carved, joined and turned wood or mahogany, woven wool upholstery, metal tacks, Curved front legs rise to form back supports; curved back legs rise to form front seat rail. Chair folds at crossin...
EditorialArmchair, Assembled and pinned steer horn, cut and shaped horn sheets, wood, metal, brass, glass, leatherette upholstery (modern), Bow-shaped joined crest rail above similarly shaped shoulders, over a back support of twisting horns. Similarly composed ...
EditorialChair, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 17461809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Square-backed chair with octagonal cushion and volutes on crest rail., Italy, 17801790, furniture, Drawing, Drawing.
EditorialDesign a Chair Crest Rail, Pen and brown, red ink, brush and brown wash, on off-white laid paper, lined, The chair crest is in the shape of a pediment, framed laterally and angularly by scrolls. Within the pediment are a rosette, rinceaux, and a bow-kn...
EditorialSide?Chair, Mahogany and ash, 34 ? 19 ? 18 1/8 in. (86.4 ? 48.3 ? 46?cm), Compared to the ornate furniture of the generation before, the new fashions in the Federal period resulted in decoration that was more restrained. On this chair, reeding provides...
EditorialSide Chair, 1730?50, Made in New York, United States, American, Walnut, maple, white pine, 38 5/8 x 22 x 21 1/2 in. (98.1 x 55.9 x 54.6 cm), Furniture, Among the most ambitious of all early Queen Anne side chairs, this example has stiles with compound ...
EditorialSide Chair, 1730?50, Made in New York, United States, American, Walnut, maple, white pine, 38 5/8 x 22 x 21 1/2 in. (98.1 x 55.9 x 54.6 cm), Furniture, Among the most ambitious of all early Queen Anne side chairs, this example has stiles with compound ...
EditorialSide chair, 1760?90, Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany, 38 1/4 x 22 1/4 x 20 3/4 in. (97.2 x 56.5 x 52.7 cm), Furniture, This chair is an unusual rendition of the Gothic taste in Philadelphia. The posts splay outward...
EditorialSofa, ca. 1800, Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, white pine, birch, 38 1/2 x 76 x 25 1/2 in. (97.8 x 193 x 64.8 cm), Furniture, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757?1811), The shape of this sofa derives from plate 35 in T...
EditorialSofa, 1800?1810, Made in Salem, Massachusetts, United States, American, Mahogany, white pine, birch, 40 x 84 x 25 in. (101.6 x 213.4 x 63.5 cm), Furniture, Attributed to Samuel McIntire (1757?1811), A carved eagle, symbol of the new republic, holding a...
EditorialBanister-back chair, 1715?35, Possibly made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States; Possibly made in Massachusetts, United States, American, Poplar, ash, 47 1/2 x 21 x 15 3/4 in. (120.7 x 53.3 x 40 cm), Furniture, American-made banister-back chair...