Side Chair
Attributed to John Aitken, American (born Scotland), active Philadelphia c. 1790 - died 1839
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1785-1795Medium:
Mahogany, lightwood stringing, ash, softwoodDimensions:
37 1/4 x 21 x 20 1/2 inches (94.6 x 53.3 x 52.1 cm) Seat: 17 1/2 x 21 x 17 1/2 inches (44.5 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
2007-65-6Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2007
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1785-1795Medium:
Mahogany, lightwood stringing, ash, softwoodDimensions:
37 1/4 x 21 x 20 1/2 inches (94.6 x 53.3 x 52.1 cm) Seat: 17 1/2 x 21 x 17 1/2 inches (44.5 x 53.3 x 44.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 107, American Art, first floor
Accession Number:2007-65-6Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2007
This chair was likely commissioned for the Philadelphia residence of George and Martha Washington and served as the prototype for a suite of similarly designed chairs commissioned for and still on view at their Mount Vernon estate in Virginia.
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