Chair, Dining
1976/132:1_Front
Name/Title
Chair, DiningEntry/Object ID
1976/132:1Description
Hand-carved wooden armchair with three legs.Context
This chair was made in Sweden by Frederic Johanson as his "Gesällprov," an apprentice carpenter's final project to prove his trade education was finished and he was ready to become a full tradesman. Johanson emigrated from Sweden to Chicago in 1900 and worked as a finisher on many building interiors in the Halsted area of Chicago.Acquisition
Accession
1976/132Source or Donor
Eugene & Dorothy JohansonAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Eugene & Dorothy JohansonMade/Created
Artist
Frederic JohansonDate made
circa 1860 - circa 1900Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
Country
SwedenRegion
Northern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Frederic Johanson (Donor's grandfather)Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Swedish