Side Chair. Culture: American. Dimensions: 37 x 22 1/2 x 23 in. (94 x 57.2 x 58.4 cm). Maker: Attributed to Benjamin Randolph (American, 1737-1792); Possibly carved by Hercules Courtenay (American (born England), 1744-1784). Date: ca. 1769.This magnificently carved chair is part of a suite of furniture made for the Second Street house of General John Cadwalader (1742-1786), which was reputed to have the richest parlor furnishings in pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia. In its ample proportions, saddle seat, and scalloped skirts, the chair is English, but its construction and naturalistic carving are pure Philadelphia. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Side Chair. Culture: American. Dimensions: 37 x 22 1/2 x 23 in. (94 x 57.2 x 58.4 cm). Maker: Attributed to Benjamin Randolph (American, 1737-1792); Possibly carved by Hercules Courtenay (American (born England), 1744-1784). Date: ca. 1769.This magnificently carved chair is part of a suite of furniture made for the Second Street house of General John Cadwalader (1742-1786), which was reputed to have the richest parlor furnishings in pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia. In its ample proportions, saddle seat, and scalloped skirts, the chair is English, but its construction and naturalistic carving are pure Philadelphia. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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