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Parlor armchair
Parlor armchair

Parlor armchair

Designer (American, 1848 - 1933)
Date1879
Geographic OriginNew York, New York
DimensionsOverall: H 28 3/4 x W 21 3/4 x D 21 3/4 in. (H 73 x W 55.2 x D 55.2 cm)
Credit LinePurchase 1996, Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss by exchange, Sophronia Anderson Bequest Fund, Felix Fuld Bequest Fund and Membership Endowment Funds
Object number96.87
On View
Not on view
Object NameChair | Armchair
Title Details
Primary Title Parlor armchair
ProvenanceMade for George Kemp's Fifth Avenue House, NYC. Louis Tiffany's first major commission in 1879.Exhibition History"Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages", Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington (October 13, 2005 - January 4, 2006); Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio (February 2 - April 30, 2006); Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas (May 30 - September 3, 2006); Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (October 14, 2006 - January 14, 2007).
"Candace Wheeler", The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York (October 15, 2001 - January 6, 2002).

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