Object Details
Attributed to
Springmeyer Brothers, 1863 - 1867
John Henry Belter, American, b. Germany, 1804 – 1863
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Armchair with shaped openwork back, curved in plan; serpentine arms join back to scrolled front of seat; cabriole front legs, curved and splayed rear legs, all fitted with castors. Seat upholstered in green and cream colored fabric.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ivan Chermayeff
Date
1860–67
Accession Number
1971-8-1-b, bb
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
furniture
Decorative Arts
Object Name
chair
Type
chair
Medium
Mahogany, laminated ash, oak and other woods
Dimensions
H x W x D (b): 89 x 58.4 x 55 cm (35 1/16 x 23 x 21 5/8 in.)
made in
New York, New York, USA
See more items in
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1971-8-1-b__bb