Chair
- Culture
- American
- Date
- 1790–1800
- made in
- Salem, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 38 3/16 x 21 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (97 x 54.6 x 47.6 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 41:1931
Provenance
- 1931
Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, MA
1931
Israel Sack, purchased at auction, "American Furniture including labeled, pedigreed and historic examples, from the collection of Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, Mass.," American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., NY, lot no. 297 [1]
1931 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Israel Sack, Inc. [2]
Notes:
[1] See auction catalog ["American Furniture including labeled, pedigreed and historic examples, from the collection of Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, Mass.," American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., NY, lot no. 297, p. 105]. According to the Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, April 28, 1931, Israel Sack acted as agent for the Museum. He purchased three pieces of furniture for the Museum at the sale, 40:1931, 41:1931, and 42:1931.
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, April 28, 1931.
Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, MA
1931
Israel Sack, purchased at auction, "American Furniture including labeled, pedigreed and historic examples, from the collection of Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, Mass.," American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., NY, lot no. 297 [1]
1931 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Israel Sack, Inc. [2]
Notes:
[1] See auction catalog ["American Furniture including labeled, pedigreed and historic examples, from the collection of Benjamin Flayderman, Boston, Mass.," American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., NY, lot no. 297, p. 105]. According to the Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, April 28, 1931, Israel Sack acted as agent for the Museum. He purchased three pieces of furniture for the Museum at the sale, 40:1931, 41:1931, and 42:1931.
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control, City Art Museum, April 28, 1931.
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