Side Chair
Attributed to John Aitken, American (born Scotland), active Philadelphia before 1785-1814, died 1839
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1795-1800Medium:
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:
1795-1800Medium:
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
* Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Special Exhibition Gallery, ground floor (Honickman and Berman Galleries)
Accession Number:2007-65-6Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2007
Label:
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.
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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