The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Side Chair (1 of 2)

Side Chair (1 of 2)

c. 1775–90
cabinetmaker

John Townsend

(American, 1732–1809)
America, Rhode Island, Newport
mahogany
Overall: 39 x 24 x 18 cm (15 3/8 x 9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Gift of Harvey Buchanan in memory of Penelope Draper Buchanan and Dorothy Tuckerman Draper 2013.97.1
Location: not on view
  • Original commission by Oliver Wolcott, Sr. (Signer of the Declaration of Independence)
    Thence by descent through the Wolcott, Tuckerman, Minturn, Draper, and Buchanan families to the Present Owner
  • {{cite web|title=Side Chair (1 of 2)|url=false|author=John Townsend|year=c. 1775–90|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2013.97.1