Armchair

Name/Title

Armchair

Entry/Object ID

F 78.4

Description

Mahogany curule-based lolling chair, also called a "campeachy" or "Spanish" chair, with brown leather sling seat, serpentine arms on S-shaped arm supports. Turned stretchers join the bottoms of the front and rear legs. The crest rail rolls back in the center section and has ogee shaping where it joins the rear stiles. The tops of the stiles are chamfered toward the rear.

Category

Furniture

Acquisition

Accession

F 78.4

Source or Donor

Berry B. Tracy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Berry B. Tracy, 1978

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Chair - Arm

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1805 - 1840

Place

Country

Probably Mexico

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

36-7/8 in

Width

29 in

Depth

30 in

Dimension Notes

confirmed 3/11/26 rr

Material

Mahogany, Leather