Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
One from pair of Side Chairs
Object Number:
1947.272b
Date:
1846-1847
Medium:
Rosewood
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 18 x 23 in. ( 94 x 45.7 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
Rococo Revival side chair with scroll-carved scrolled crest and oval piercing below crest; front seat rail and knees carved with reversing C-scroll, foliage, and shell motifs; short cabriole legs with scroll feet; rectangular rear legs. Upholstered with modern gray fabric with black stripes.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this suite of furniture was made for his grandfather John Howard Abeel, who lived on the corner of 8th Street and 2nd Avenue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Abeel Canda
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
