ID: 700000089 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000089	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Side Chair (side chair; attributed to Samuel McIntire (American, 1757-1811), for Eli...; 1794/1799 ; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 62.16)

Note: This vase-back chair originally was made for the wealthy Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby. The chair is part of a larger set, other pieces of which are at Bayou Bend (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston), and in the Karolik Collection (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). The design of these chairs is an enriched version of plate 2 from George Hepplewhite's "Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide" (London, 1788). The carved grape clusters in the lunette at the base of the splat and suspended from bowknots at the top of each leg are a motif traditionally associated with the work of Samuel McIntire, a Salem carver and architect.

Titles:

Side Chair (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

side chair [300037896] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, seating furniture, single seating furniture, chairs (furniture forms), <chairs by form>)

Classifications:

decorative arts (preferred)

furniture

American art

Creation Date: 1794/1799

Creator Display:

attributed to Samuel McIntire (American, 1757-1811), for Elias Hasket Derby (American merchant, 1739-1799) [preferred,VP]

carver McIntire, Samuel (American architect and carver, 1757-1811) Qualifier: attributed to [500023295]

patron Derby, Elias Hasket (American merchant and patron, 1739-1799) [500312959]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 62.16

Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1962

Address Note: On view in Gallery 723

Other: Creation: Salem [7014447] Essex county (county), Massachusetts (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: mahogany, ebony, ash, birch, and white pine

	mahogany (wood) [300012221]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	ash (wood) [300164025]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	ebony (wood) [300012055]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	birch (wood) [300011973]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, hardwood)

	Norway spruce (wood) [300012746]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by composition or origin>, softwood, spruce (wood))

Dimensions: 96.2 x 70.8 x 45.7 cm (37 7/8 x 27 7/8 x 18 inches)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Hepplewhite [300021219] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European regional styles and movements>, <modern British styles and movements>, <modern British decorative arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	shield-back chair [300037998]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Furnishings (hierarchy name), furnishings (works), <furnishings by form or function>, furniture, <furniture by form or function>, seating furniture, single seating furniture, chairs (furniture forms), <chairs by form>, <chairs by form: back form>) (AAT)

	vase-shaped [300256744]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Attributes and Properties (hierarchy name), <attributes and properties by specific type>, form attributes, shape (form attribute)) (AAT)

Related Works:

	member of same set/group .... Side Chair [700008817]
	..........side chair; Carved by Samuel McIntire (American, 1757–1811); about 1795-1805; Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, ...; 39.173;

	member of same set/group .... Side Chair [700008818]
	..........side chair; Carved by Samuel McIntire (American, 1757–1811); 1790-1795; Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, Harris county, Texas, United S...; B.61.92;

	member of same set/group .... Side Chair [700008819]
	..........side chair; Carving attributed to Samuel McIntire (American, 1757-1811); 1794/1799; Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, Un...; 1938.1321

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Side Chair	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 24 July 2005