Chair
- Date
- c.1880
- made in
- New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Furniture
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 37 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (95.9 x 45.1 x 44.5 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 139:1973
Provenance
- 1973
John Gidley House 1744 Antiques, Newport, RI
1973
David A. Hanks, Chicago, IL purchased from John Gidley House 1744 Antiques [1]
1973
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks, St. Louis, MO, acquired from David A. Hanks [2]
1973 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks [3]
Notes:
The SLAM chair is one of two purchased by David A. Hanks or by David A. Hanks and the Art Institute of Chicago. Both chairs were received at the Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks acquired this chair from David A. Hanks and later gave it to the Saint Louis Art Museum.
[1] Photocopy of invoice of March 22, 1973 from John Gidley House Antiques to AIC [SLAM document files].
[2] December 28, 1973 letter from Charles Buckley, director, to donors [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 19, 1973.
John Gidley House 1744 Antiques, Newport, RI
1973
David A. Hanks, Chicago, IL purchased from John Gidley House 1744 Antiques [1]
1973
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks, St. Louis, MO, acquired from David A. Hanks [2]
1973 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks [3]
Notes:
The SLAM chair is one of two purchased by David A. Hanks or by David A. Hanks and the Art Institute of Chicago. Both chairs were received at the Art Institute of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hanks acquired this chair from David A. Hanks and later gave it to the Saint Louis Art Museum.
[1] Photocopy of invoice of March 22, 1973 from John Gidley House Antiques to AIC [SLAM document files].
[2] December 28, 1973 letter from Charles Buckley, director, to donors [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Acquisitions and Loans Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 19, 1973.
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