Side chair, c. 1830
Unknown artist, United Statesexpand_more
Painted wood with modern caningexpand_more
Gift of Miss Augusta Starrexpand_more 64.3
Not on Viewexpand_more
In this chair, the painter used fluid brush strokes and possibly tools to create a grained surface resembling rosewood. The technique was an inexpensive way of producing a highly decorative object. The chair was made by turning the front legs and stretchers and joining them with the seat and back saber legs.
John Godley bought a set of these chairs after he moved his family from New Jersey in the 1820s to a farm in Harrison, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. In 1862 the family headed further west to St. Anthony Falls (Minneapolis) and then to a farm in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. This was the last known surviving chair from the set when it was given to the Institute in 1964 by Godley's great-granddaughter.
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- Title
- Side chair
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- 64.3
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