Side Chair, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, ca. 1808
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Side Chair

Designer Benjamin Henry Latrobe (American (born England), Fulneck, Yorkshire 1764–1820 New Orleans, Louisiana)

Maker John Aitken

Decorator George Bridport

ca. 1808

Medium
Yellow poplar, oak, maple, white pine, gold leaf, and gesso
Classification
Side Chair
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (87.6 x 50.2 x 49.5 cm)
Culture
American
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The American Wing
Credit line
Purchase, Mrs. Paul Moore Gift, by exchange, 1994
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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