Armchair
Manufacturer
George Hunzinger
(American, 1835-1898)
CultureAmerican
Date1876
MediumMaple | Flat wire | Fabric | Bamboo
DimensionsOverall: 29 1/4 x 24 x 21 1/2 in. (74.3 x 61 x 54.6 cm)
InscribedStamped on rear left leg: "Pat April 18, 1876/Hunzinger".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2292D
Not on view
DescriptionArm chair. Squarish chair with a bamboo turned crest rail with circular devices below and a fleur-de-lis shaped finial on either side. Back legs are plain and square and taper down with a slight curve. Front legs are tapered down but turned to simulate bamboo as are the side stretchers. Front stretcher is connected to the seat rail with bamboo turned struts terminating under the stretcher with round wood balls. The back and seat are of flat wire with traces of a worsted fabric which once covered the wire. Arms with flat wire panels. Legs have been cut down.Published ReferencesBarry R. Harwood, "The Furniture of George Hunzinger, Invention and Innovation in Nineteenth-Century America," (Brooklyn, NY: The Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1997), p. 86-104, ill. 101, fig. 111.
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