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Side Chair

Duncan Phyfe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Side Chair by Duncan Phyfe. Dark brown wood chair with a curved back. Back frame comprises a long curved top rail with a decorative semicircle frame below. A horizontal stretcher spans the middle of the frame and connects to the sides. A woven cane seat within a wood frame with curved sides and stretchers. Four legs curve outward broadly then narrow to paws that terminate in gold caps. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1791–1818
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
449 × 624 px
Museum record:
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