Side Chair, ca. 1880. Wood, silver leaf, polychrome, 34 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (87 x 47 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman, 1990.230.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.230.10.jpg)
Side Chair, ca. 1880. Wood, silver leaf, polychrome, 34 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (87 x 47 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman, 1990.230.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1990.230.10_bw.jpg)
Side Chair
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Wood, silver leaf, polychrome
DATES
ca. 1880
DIMENSIONS
34 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (87 x 47 x 44.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1990.230.10
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Side Chair: Wooden seat, back and legs surfaced with painted molded gesso. Horseshoe-shaped seat; flaring rectangular canted back with rounded shoulders cabriole legs. The legs near the feet have a striated surface with molded, applied leaves. At the knees and continuing around the seat rail of the chair is molded gesso ornament of layered, overlapping, scale-like circular leaves, undulating in profile. Legs and seat rails finished in silver color with oxidation. Seat of chair has a molded rocaille border and raised gesso decoration of a flowering vine following outline of seat with twining leaves and blossoms. Seat ground is dark gold color; ornament is darker brown and gold. Back has molded rocaille border and, on front, a gold ground with raised gesso decoration continuous with that on seat. On rear of back the chair has a silver ground color over painted with green and the raised vining flower ornament, en suite with that on front, is in shades of gold and copper.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Side Chair, ca. 1880. Wood, silver leaf, polychrome, 34 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (87 x 47 x 44.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman, 1990.230.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1990.230.10.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.1990.230.10.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2010
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