Chair
- Culture
- American
- Date
- 1700–1710
- Material
- Maple, oak, leather, and brass
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 137
- Dimensions
- 44 5/8 x 18 5/8 x 16 5/8 in. (113.3 x 47.3 x 42.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Nusrala
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 249:1989
NOTES
This chair’s seat and back are made from “Russia leather”—recognized by the crosshatched surface pattern—which was salvaged from a shipwreck. The stitched square in the middle of the seat would have kept the stuffing, usually plant fibers and animal hair, from shifting.
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