Chair
late 19th century
Maker Unknown
Decorative Arts
In the mid- and late nineteenth century, designers looked to nature in all its shapes for inspiration. This remarkable chair represents a sea serpent. The highly articulated spine, beginning at the top of the chair with the creature’s tail, forms the seat, while the central pedestal foot depicts the carved, grinning head of the serpent. Wings support the rest of the weight of the chair.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture
- Formatted Medium
- Wood
- Medium
- wood
- Locations
- Place made: Europe
- Dimensions
- 57 x 19 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (144.8 x 49.5 x 90.2 cm)
- Inscribed
- no inscriptions
- Departments
- Decorative Arts
- Accession Number
- 1992.205.4
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Newman
- Exhibitions
- Design: 1880 to Now
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Decorative Art, 20th-Century Decorative Arts, 4th Floor
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