Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Child's side chair
Object Number:
1944.64a
Date:
1854
Medium:
Poplar, caning, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 14 in. ( 59.7 x 34.3 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on underside of back seat rail: "Made for James & John Jenkins - twins / 1854"
Description:
Child's poplar side chair with brown paint; back with curved crest rail and a single shaped slat; roughly trapezoidal caned seat with concave side rails and serpentine front rail; outswept legs that taper toward bottom joined by concave, rectangular front stretcher, two plain, round stretchers at either side, and one plain, round stretcher in back.
Gallery Label:
According to an inscription on the chair, the pair of chairs was made for James and John Jenkins, twins, in 1854.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
