18th Century, shaped arms, bold turnings, rush seat, 48-1/4 x 23-1/2 x 22 in.
Provenance: Purchased from Andre E. Rueff, Brooklyn, NY, on February 20, 1935; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Exhibited: National Gallery of Art, "American Folk Art and the Search for a 'Usable Past': The Index of American Design", Landover, MD., December 1, 2002-March 2, 2003
Literature: National Gallery of Art, "Drawing on America's Past: Folk Art Modernism and the Index of American Design" (Washington, DC, 2002).
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Purchased from Andre E. Rueff, Brooklyn, NY, on February 20, 1935; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
generally good; traces of later stain visible throughout; repairs to underside of both arms at joint with stiles; break and repair to top of proper left front leg; two plugs to proper right front leg below both side stretchers but likely maker's error; small old loss to proper left front foot; underside of both back feet formerly fitted with casters
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