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The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchased a ladder-back chair, which was considered a peasant's chair, and was dated between the 17th and 18th centuries, in 1908. [2] It owns a pair of them made in Philadelphia between 1785–95 that resembles chairs made by Philadelphia furniture maker Daniel Trotter (1747–1800).
Originally a set of eight, four reproduction chairs were added in 1971. [4] Tea table (ca. 1742-70, mahogany), Philadelphia Museum of Art. [5] Side chair with rush seat (ca. 1745, maple, with Savery label), Metropolitan Museum of Art. [6] Dressing table (ca. 1745-55, maple, owned by Franklin descendants), private collection. [7]
Walnut and burr walnut veneer side chair attributed to Giles Grendey, London, c. 1740 (Art Institute of Chicago) Ornamentation is minimal, in contrast to earlier 17th-century and William and Mary styles, which prominently featured inlay, figured veneers, paint, and carving. The cabriole leg is the "most recognizable element" of Queen Anne ...
The company offered 3,000 types of "chairs, rockers, and cradles" in the 1880s. [3] When Ford & Johnson entered bankruptcy in April 1912, it had nominal assets worth $1 million. [4] In 1913, the Midland Chair & Seating Company purchased Ford & Johnson. [5] S. Karpen & Brothers acquired Midland Chair in 1916. [6]
The average annual cost for a new sorority member at the University of Alabama is reportedly more than $8,000, not counting the brand-name clothing often praised throughout Bama Rush TikTok videos.
Queen Anne side chair (1740–1755, walnut, carving attributed to Harding), sold at Christie's NY, 19 January 2002. [6] Desk-and-bookcase (1740–1755, mahogany, attributed to Harding), sold at Christie's NY, 18 January 2008. [7] The frieze across the top of this piece resembles the frieze in the Supreme Court Room of Independence Hall.
The Heywood Chair Factory was a manufacturing facility for bentwood chairs built at 1012 Race St. between N. 10th and N. 11th Streets in 1892 in what is now the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia. It has been converted into condominiums, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [2]
The House chamber on the first floor is rather simple and featured mahogany desks and leather chairs. The room eventually accommodated 106 representatives from 16 states: the 13 original states as well as the representatives from the new states of Vermont in 1791, Kentucky in 1792, and Tennessee in 1796.