Pair of side chairs
Object type: Side chairs
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: Thomas How
Artist bio: British, active 1710–33
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1724–36
Medium: Walnut and walnut veneer, parcel-gilt, the seat rails of beech; gilded lead mounts on the knees and front rail; verre églomisé panel mounted on the splat; covered in contemporary tent stitch embroidery on canvas needlework not original to the chair
Dimensions: Overall: 41 × 23 × 22 in. (104.1 × 58.4 × 55.9 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
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