Side Chair, 1815–20, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Maple, 34 x 20 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. ( x x

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Side Chair, 1815–20, Made in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, American, Maple, 34 x 20 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Furniture, Attributed to John Finlay (active ca. 1799–1833), Attributed to Hugh Finlay (active ca. 1800–37), This brilliantly conceived and handsomely executed chair derives its broad, deeply curved crest tablet from the ancient Greek klismos form, and its turned front legs from Roman prototypes. During the James Madison administration (1809–17), the architect Benjamin Latrobe designed a suite of painted furniture for the White House in the latest Grecian style

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Size: 3542px × 4212px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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