Three Side Chairs

Collection Item

Artist/Maker

Unknown maker

Dimensions

34-1/2 × 19-1/8 × 20-3/4 in.

City of Manufacture

Philadelphia

Date(s)

c. 1825

More Details

Artist / Maker

Unknown maker

City of Manufacture

Philadelphia

Date

c. 1825

Dimensions

34-1/2 × 19-1/8 × 20-3/4 in.

Medium

Primary woods: mahogany, mahogany veneer

Secondary woods: ash, birch

Surface treatments: replacement upholstery

Provenance

James Monroe (1758–1831) and Elizabeth Kortright Monroe (1768–1830), Oak Hill, Loudoun County, VA; His sale, Jun. 3, 1831, from Oak Hill, VA; By tradition, purchased by a Pennsylvanian/brought to Pennsylvania. With J. Michael Flanigan, American Antiques, Baltimore, 2001; Purchased by Schrimshers, 2001.

Publications / Exhibition History

Boor, Allison, et al. Philadelphia Empire Furniture. Hanover: University Press of New England, 2006. p 336.