Easy Chair

Gallery 386, American Art, third floor

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Easy Chair

1770

Made by Thomas Affleck (American (born Scotland), 1740–1795)

The Cadwalader family commissioned this easy chair as part of a suite of furniture for their Second Street house in Philadelphia. With its curved rails, sharply angled knees, hairy paws, and sensuous carved ornament, it closely corresponds to the other pieces of Cadwalader furniture in the Museum's collection. The upholstery and trim was a lavish display of wealth and taste.

Gallery 386, American Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Easy Chair

Date:

1770

Artist:

Made by Thomas Affleck (American (born Scotland), 1740–1795)

Medium:

Mahogany, yellow pine, white oak, white cedar, black walnut, tulip poplar; replacement upholstery

Dimensions:

46 x 36 1/2 x 34 inches (116.8 x 92.7 x 86.4 cm)

Classification:

Furniture/Furnishings

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr., 2001

Accession Number:

2001-12-1

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Colonial

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Gallery 386, American Art, third floor

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