
Art Institute of ChicagoPublic domain
Armchair
Pottier and Stymus · 1870–75
Provenance
Ownership history
- Private collection, Philadelphia [this and the following according to curatorial data sheet]; sold, Freeman’s Auction, Philadelphia, to Peter Hill, Washington, DC, by Dec. 6, 1969 [letter from P. Hill, Dec. 6, 1979; invoice, Jan. 14, 1970; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- “Museum accessions,” <em>Antiques</em> (May 1971): 684 (ill.).
- Milo M. Naeve, <em>Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary</em> (American Association for State and Local History, 1981), 44, cat. 87 (ill.).
- Milo M. Naeve, <em>Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary</em>, 2nd ed., (American Association for State and Local History, 1989), 36 (ill.).
- Milo M. Naeve, <em>Identifying American Furniture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, Colonial to Contemporary</em>, 3rd ed., (American Association for State and Local History, 1998), 48-49 (ill.).
- Jeanne Siegel, <em>How to Speak Furniture with an Antique Victorian Accent: Buying, Selling, and Appraisal Tips, Plus Price Guides</em> (Bonus Books, 1991), 102 (ill.).
- Judith A. Barter, et al., <em>American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I</em> (Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 235–237, cat. 111 (ill.).
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