Armchair

Date1860-1910

MediumPainted iron

DimensionsOH: 37"; OW: 18 3/4"; OD: 21"; SW: 16"; SD: 16 1/4"

Credit LineGift of the John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, Fund, Inc., through the generosity and interest of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd, and members o the family.

Object number1996.BH.674,5

DescriptionIron Charles X armchair with back fashioned of a lattice-work oval panel with attached curved side arms. Scalloped skirt around circular metal mesh seat. Strap cabriole legs with small ball feet and Cupid's bow shaped cross stretchers. Painted yellow with blue/green and red details. Also included a floral patterned seat cushion. This is one piece to a set of French garden furniture comprising of 1 settee, 4 armchairs, and 2 side chairs.
ProvenanceW. & J. Sloane, N.Y.C., Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., March 1937.