Photo: Courtesy The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Bayou Bend Collection, Gift of Miss Ima Hogg
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Easy chair |
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Object numberRIF847 |
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MakerMaker Unknown |
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Dimensions47 3/4 × 34 1/4 × 27 1/2 in. (121.285 × 86.995 × 69.85 cm) |
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Date17401760 |
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Current locationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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GeographyProbably made in Massachusetts, formerly said to have been made in(view a map of Rhode Island) |
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MediumBlack walnut (primary); soft maple (rear legs); soft maple (all secondary wood; the wings and crest were not sampled) |
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ProvenanceDavid Stockwell, Wilmington, Delaware; sold to Ima Hogg (18821975), Houston, Texas, 1959; given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1959 |
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Associated namesDavid Stockwell, Inc.Ima Hogg |
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ConstructionThe top of the wings and crest rail retain their original upholstery material. The back retains its original webbing, grass stuffing, and linen cover. |
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BibliographyDavid B. Warren et al., American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998), 34, no. F59, ill.David B. Warren, Bayou Bend: American Furniture, Paintings, and Silver from the Bayou Bend Collection (Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1975), 28, no. 52. |