Side Chair
Manufacturer
Louis Majorelle
(French, 1859-1926)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumWalnut, cane, and gilded bronze
Dimensions37 × 14 1/2 × 16 in. (94 × 36.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number83.576
Not on view
DescriptionShield shaped back with bronze water lily in center draped over the crest rail. Bronze buds and leaves on each side terminating at the seat. Bronze sabots on front legs.Label TextLouis Majorelle French, 1859–1926 Side Chair, ca. 1900 Walnut, cane, and gilded bronze Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 83.576 Published ReferencesYvonne Brunhammer, et al., ART NOUVEAU BELGIUM FRANCE, Catalog of an exhibition organized by Institute for the Arts, Rice University, and the Art Institute of Chicago, p. 270, item no. 427, 1976.
