Easy Chair
Made by Thomas Affleck, American (born Scotland), 1740 - 1795
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1770-1771Medium:
Mahogany, yellow pine, white oak, white cedar, black walnut, tulip poplarDimensions:
46 x 36 1/2 x 34 inches (116.8 x 92.7 x 86.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
2001-12-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., 2001
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Period:
ColonialDate:
1770-1771Medium:
Mahogany, yellow pine, white oak, white cedar, black walnut, tulip poplarDimensions:
46 x 36 1/2 x 34 inches (116.8 x 92.7 x 86.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 286, American Art, second floor
Accession Number:2001-12-1Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., 2001
Label:
The Cadwalader family commissioned this easy chair as part of a suite of furniture for their Second Street house in Philadelphia. With its curved rails, sharply angled knees, hairy paws, and sensuous carved ornament, it closely corresponds to the other pieces of Cadwalader furniture in the Museum's collection. The upholstery and trim was a lavish display of wealth and taste.
The Cadwalader family commissioned this easy chair as part of a suite of furniture for their Second Street house in Philadelphia. With its curved rails, sharply angled knees, hairy paws, and sensuous carved ornament, it closely corresponds to the other pieces of Cadwalader furniture in the Museum's collection. The upholstery and trim was a lavish display of wealth and taste.
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