ARMCHAIR, ONE OF TWO
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
The armchairs are chippendale style. The back and seat are upholstered in needlework. The scenes include fish, ships and British flags. They have a curved top with open curved arms ending in horizontal scrolls. The legs have curved knees, and front scrolled feet, while the back feet are plain. .2 has a ship with two red flags on the back approaching a village on the left. The seat has two ships on it.
- Object name:
- ARMCHAIR, ONE OF TWO
- Made from:
- Wood -- needlework -- metal
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 18th c.
- Size:
- 99.7 × 64.8 × 54.6 cm (39 1/4 × 25 1/2 × 21 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 33.26.2
- Class:
- FURNITURE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973