Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Armchair
Object Number:
1944.221a
Date:
1800-1815
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 20 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. ( 86.4 x 51.4 x 47 cm )
Description:
Painted neoclassical armchair; brown and olive green with gold trim; square back tablet-shaped crest rail with central painted panel of musical trophies; turned stiles, and three shaped splats; curved arms with turned columnar supports; trapezoidal caned seat with serpentine front rail; turned legs with front, back, and side stretchers; square panel with concave corners between seat rail and front stretcher decorated with fruit.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Isabel G. Dod. Samuel Bayard Dod was the father of Isabel G. Dod.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elsie Dwight Alling, in Memory of Samuel Bayard Dod
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
