J. S. Ford and Johnson Company. Armchair, ca. 1905. Oak, 32 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (81.6 x 52.7 x 60.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John C. Waddell, 85.210. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.210_mark_bw.jpg)
J. S. Ford and Johnson Company. Armchair, ca. 1905. Oak, 32 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (81.6 x 52.7 x 60.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John C. Waddell, 85.210. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.210_bw.jpg)
Armchair
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Oak
DATES
ca. 1905
DIMENSIONS
32 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (81.6 x 52.7 x 60.3 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Fragment of recent (catalogued 1/9/86) shipping label to or from Berlin antiques store.
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
85.210
CREDIT LINE
Gift of John C. Waddell
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Armchair of white oak (Quercus species), each side of which is a single board, out of which has been cut legs and a teardrop shape (that defines arm). Spanning sides and apparently pegged in (or wood-capped screws) are single board rectangular seat and rectangular back with arcing lower edge. Pegs (or caps) line outer boards where sides meet seat and back.
CONDITION: To be restored. All surfaces have stains and scratches; stains especially on sides. Numerous splits in wood; seat split entirely through center with cross-piece added to underside; proper left side has split; lower corners of arced back also entirely split. Top rear corners of sidepieces heavily worn with losses to outer edges, especially proper right side. All four feet heavily worn and scratched bottom with worst fear to rear feet.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
J. S. Ford and Johnson Company. Armchair, ca. 1905. Oak, 32 1/8 x 20 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (81.6 x 52.7 x 60.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John C. Waddell, 85.210. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.210_mark_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
mark, 85.210_mark_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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