Possible Original Owner Rufus King (American, 1755 – 1827)

Side chair (one of a pair)

1880–1900

Place madeUnited States, North America

Mahogany; poplar

Overall: 38 1/2 × 20 × 16 1/2 in. (97.8 × 50.8 × 41.9 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Carol Jopling and Mr. Robert King Farrington

1977.56a

According to the donors, descendants of Rufus King, these chairs belonged to King, an early eighteenth-century New York politician. The size, construction, and poor quality of carving suggest that these chairs are late nineteenth-century reproductions.

DescriptionMahogany Chippendale style side chair with double serpentine crest rail with carved fan; pierced interlaced splat; molded stiles end in carved ears; trapezoidal rush slip seat; straight, square legs and rectangular stretchers.

ClassificationsFURNITURE