Armchair
- Culture
- English
- Date
- c.1740
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 37 3/4 x 32 x 30 15/16 in. (95.9 x 81.3 x 78.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 57:1929
NOTES
Ancient Roman architecture inspired the fish-scale ornament on the arms of this chair, in addition to the geometric design around the base of the seat, called a meander pattern. In the 1720s architects such as William Kent, who designed great houses for English nobility, invented a new style of furniture with robust ornamentation adapted from Roman structures in Italy, seen by wealthy Europeans on the Grand Tour of ancient sites and monuments.
Provenance
- 1929
Charles Roberson of London, New York, NY, USA
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Charles Roberson [1]
Note:
[1] Invoice dated September 14, 1929 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, October 15, 1929.
Charles Roberson of London, New York, NY, USA
1929 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Charles Roberson [1]
Note:
[1] Invoice dated September 14, 1929 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, October 15, 1929.
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