George A. Schastey (1839–1894). <em>Armchair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery(Rockefeller Room)</em>, ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 29 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (74.9 x 50.2 x 41.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.46.43.8.jpg)

George A. Schastey (1839–1894). Armchair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery(Rockefeller Room), ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 29 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (74.9 x 50.2 x 41.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.46.43.8.jpg)

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Armchair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery(Rockefeller Room)

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

DESIGNER AND MAKER George A. Schastey, 1839–1894

MEDIUM Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery

DATES ca. 1880

DIMENSIONS 29 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (74.9 x 50.2 x 41.3 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 46.43.8

CREDIT LINE Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, 19th Century, 4th Floor

CAPTION George A. Schastey (1839–1894). Armchair, Aesthetic Movement style with Moorish style embroidery(Rockefeller Room), ca. 1880. Unidentified ebonized wood, original velvet upholstery, 29 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (74.9 x 50.2 x 41.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 46.43.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.46.43.8.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.46.43.8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 12/16/2010

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