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Easy Chair

Caleb Gardner Jr.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The chair has a tall back with a curved top. The chair back and sides are upholstered in fabric with a landscape scene. The scene on the fabric depicts rolling hills and trees. There are various animals including deer, birds, and a goat. A person is standing on the right side. The fabric is beige, dark green, orange, pink, white, and blue. The chair has a dark wooden frame.

Artwork Details

Date
1758
Medium
Walnut, maple; wool on linen ground (front panel), wool and silk on linen ground (back panel), silk and cotton tape, silk and wool tape
Culture
American
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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