Side Chair
furniture maker
Unknown
Date1796
Place MadePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
MediumPainted and gilded wood
Dimensions98 x 53.5 x 47 cm (38 9/16 x 21 1/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsFurniture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberF17w2
eMuseum ID718595
EmbARK ObjectID11875
TMS Source ID1033
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesEdwin J. Hipkiss. "Notes on Samuel McIntire and Elias Hasket Derby's Furniture." Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts (1934), pp. 13-16. (as an English maker in Philadelphia, as dated 1796)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 133. (as English, Hepplewhite style; dated late 18th century)
Joseph Downs. "Derby and McIntire." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (1947), p. 78. (on the set of related chairs, as American, Hepplewhite style; dated 1796)
Deborah Gribbon. "Report of the Curator." Fenway Court (1982), p. 64. (as English, dated late 18th century)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 133. (as English, Hepplewhite style; dated late 18th century)
Joseph Downs. "Derby and McIntire." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (1947), p. 78. (on the set of related chairs, as American, Hepplewhite style; dated 1796)
Deborah Gribbon. "Report of the Curator." Fenway Court (1982), p. 64. (as English, dated late 18th century)
ProvenanceNotesProbably purchased by Salem merchant and art collector Elias Hasket Derby (1739-1799) for 40.60 pounds in 1796 through his Philadelphia agent Joseph Anthony.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
