Armchair
Manufacturer
James Woodward
(American, 1769 - 1839)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1799
MediumMahogany and yellow pine, with horsehair upholstery
DimensionsOverall: 35 x 21 1/2 x 18 in. (88.9 x 54.6 x 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Grace Irvine
Object number31.4.2
Not on view
Label TextAttributed to James Woodward, Norfolk, Virginia
Pair of Armchairs, ca. 1800-15
Mahogany and yellow pine
Collection Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Irvine 31.4.1-.2
The sophistication of Norfolk's neoclassical furniture reflects both the cosmopolitan nature and wealth of the city at that time.
Exhibition HistoryMyers House
Published ReferencesRonald L. Hurst & Sumpter Priddy III, "The Neoclassical Furniture of Norfolk, Virginia, 1770-1820," THE MAGAZINE ANTIQUES, Vol. 137/No.5 (May 1990), pp. 1147-1153, color plate 16, p. 1153.
Thomas R. J. Newbern and James R. Melchor, _Classical Norfolk Furniture, 1810-1840_ (Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 2004), 29.
Pair/Pair