Armchair

Provenance

Private collection, Philadelphia [this and the following according to curatorial data sheet]; sold, Freeman’s Auction, Philadelphia, to Peter Hill, Washington, DC, by Dec. 6, 1969 [letter from P. Hill, Dec. 6, 1979; invoice, Jan. 14, 1970; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.

Armchair

Pottier and Stymus

1870–75

Accession Number

33079

Medium

Rosewood with ash, juniper and burl maple veneer, gilt bronze or bronze doré, and original tapestry upholstery

Dimensions

98 × 64 × 58 cm (38 1/2 × 25 1/4 × 22 3/4 in.)

Classification

seating

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Suzanne Waller Worthy Fund