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Armchair

Solomon Fussell

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The armchair has a reddish-brown wood frame. The chair has a tall back with five horizontal slats, the top one curved. Two small finials are on top of the back posts. The armrests are supported by turned wood posts. The seat is woven fiber. The chair has four legs, with the two front ones curved. A stretcher bar connects the legs. The background is gray. Solomon Fussell is the artist.

Artwork details

Date:
1735–50
Medium:
Painted maple; rush (modern)
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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