Windsor Chairs, ca. 1775. Pine, hickory, and ash, 37 x 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (94 x 44.5 x 47 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sherman, 67.128.12a. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.128.12a_bw.jpg)
Windsor Chairs, ca. 1775. Pine, hickory, and ash, 37 x 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (94 x 44.5 x 47 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sherman, 67.128.12a. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.128.12b_bw.jpg)
Windsor Chairs
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Several Seats
MEDIUM
Pine, hickory, and ash
DATES
ca. 1775
DIMENSIONS
37 x 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (94 x 44.5 x 47 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no insciptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
67.128.12a
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sherman
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1920, provenance not yet documented; ca. 1920, acquired for the Matthew Curtiss House by Samuel L. Deitsch of Newtown, Connecticut; circa 1964, purchased as part of the Matthew Curtiss House by Henry and Leonie Sherman; October 11, 1967, gift of Henry and Leonie Sherman to the Brooklyn Museum.
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EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Several Seats
CAPTION
Windsor Chairs, ca. 1775. Pine, hickory, and ash, 37 x 17 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (94 x 44.5 x 47 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sherman, 67.128.12a. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.128.12a_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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